Azul AT72 at Belo Horizonte on Dec 1st 2021, engine failure

Last Update: December 13, 2021 / 18:17:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 1, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine failure

Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas

Flight number
AD-2663

Departure
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Destination
Uberaba, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-AQP

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

An Azul Linhas Aereas Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration PR-AQP performing flight AD-2663 from Belo Horizonte,MG to Uberaba,MG (Brazil) with 48 passengers and 4 crew, was climbing out of Belo Horizonte when the crew stopped the climb at FL140 due to a failure indication for the left hand engine (PW127M) and returned to Belo Horizonte for a safe landing on runway 34 about 45 minutes after departure.

Brazil's CENIPA rated the occurrence an incident.

The aircraft suffered a similiar occurrence involving the right hand engine 6 days later, see Incident: Azul AT72 at Sao Jose do Rio Preto on Dec 7th 2021, engine failure.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
Brazil
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
ATR-72-212A (600)
ICAO Aircraft Type
AT76
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Serial Number
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 1, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine failure

Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas

Flight number
AD-2663

Departure
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Destination
Uberaba, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-AQP

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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