Azul AT72 near Curitiba on Feb 9th 2024, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: February 11, 2024 / 16:32:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 9, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AD-2661

Aircraft Registration
PR-AKI

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

An Azul Linhas Aereas Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration PR-AKI performing flight AD-2661 from Ponta Grossa,PR to Sao Paulo Campinas,SP (Brazil), was climbing out of Ponta Grossa's runway 08 when the crew stopped the climb at 8000 feet after the left hand engine (PW127M) emitted a loud bang and needed to be shut down. The aircraft diverted to Curitiba for a safe landing on runway 15 about 35 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 9, 2024

Classification
Incident

Flight number
AD-2661

Aircraft Registration
PR-AKI

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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