Alliance F100 near Melbourne on Jul 1st 2022, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: July 2, 2022 / 10:40:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 1, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alliance Air
Flight number
QQ-557
Departure
Perth, Australia
Destination
Melbourne, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-UQB
Aircraft Type
Fokker 100
ICAO Type Designator
F100
Passengers reported there were vibrations, that stopped. The aircraft descended, the captain announced the left hand engine (Tay 650) had failed.
The aircraft was carrying the Australian Rules Football Team West Coast Eagles to their next match in Melbourne.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Melbourne about 24 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 1, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alliance Air
Flight number
QQ-557
Departure
Perth, Australia
Destination
Melbourne, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-UQB
Aircraft Type
Fokker 100
ICAO Type Designator
F100
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