Aviacon Zitatrans IL76 at Chateauroux on Nov 28th 2021, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: November 29, 2021 / 18:37:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 28, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Aviacon Zitotrans

Flight number
ZR-6503

Aircraft Registration
RA-76846

Aircraft Type
Ilyushin Il-76

ICAO Type Designator
IL76

An Aviacon Zitotrans Ilyushin IL-76, registration RA-76846 performing flight ZR-6503 from Chateauroux (France) to an unknown destination with 5 crew, was climbing out of Chateauroux when about 12 minutes into the flight the operation of the #4 engine (D30KP) became unstable and the crew shut the engine down, entered a hold to dump fuel and returned to Chateauroux for a safe landing about 2:45 hours after departure.

Rosaviatsia reported the engine operation became unstable with the high pressure compressor running down associated with loss of thrust. The engine no longer reacted to throttle inputs. The crew therefore shut the engine down.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
RA-76846
Country of Registration
Russia
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Aircraft Model / Type
Il-76TD
ICAO Aircraft Type
IL76
Serial Number
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Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 28, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Aviacon Zitotrans

Flight number
ZR-6503

Aircraft Registration
RA-76846

Aircraft Type
Ilyushin Il-76

ICAO Type Designator
IL76

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