UTAir B734 near Samara on Aug 13th 2021, flat battery

Last Update: August 14, 2021 / 11:01:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 13, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
UTAir

Flight number
UT-358

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BIC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

A UTAir Boeing 737-400, registration VQ-BIC performing flight UT-358 from Samara to Moscow Vnukovo (Russia), was climbing out of Samara about 20 minutes into the flight when the crew received a DC power failure indication due to complete discharge of the battery as result of the failure of the charger. The crew continued the flight to Moscow for a safe landing about 90 minutes after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 5 hours before returning to service.

Rosaviatsia reported on landing both thrust reversers failed. Following troubleshooting and documentation the aircraft was returned to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 13, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
UTAir

Flight number
UT-358

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BIC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

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