Trigana B735 at Jayapura on Nov 5th 2024, engine fire, evacuation
Last Update: November 6, 2024 / 10:53:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 5, 2024
Classification
Accident
Airline
Trigana Air Service
Flight number
IL-273
Departure
Jayapura, Indonesia
Destination
Wamena, Indonesia
Aircraft Registration
PK-YSC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
Indonesia's Ministry of Transport reported the Boeing 737-500 registration PK-YSC suffered an incident in which thick smoke came out of the right hand engine and the engine erupted in flames after push back and engine start, the passengers panicked and opened the left hand forward and wing emergency exits and exited the aircraft. The occurrence is being investigated by the KNKT. A replacement Boeing 737-300 registration PK-YRA took the passengers to Wamena.
The airport reported 4 passengers received minor injuries as result of the evacuation.
A replacement Boeing 737-300 registration PK-YRA reached Wamena as flight IL-275 with a delay of about 2.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Jayapura about 32 hours after the occurrence.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 5, 2024
Classification
Accident
Airline
Trigana Air Service
Flight number
IL-273
Departure
Jayapura, Indonesia
Destination
Wamena, Indonesia
Aircraft Registration
PK-YSC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
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