Aeropostal DC95 at Maracaibo on Feb 16th 2013, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: February 18, 2013 / 22:55:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 16, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aeropostal
Flight number
VH-109
Departure
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Destination
Caracas, Venezuela
Aircraft Registration
YV139T
Aircraft Type
DOUGLAS DC-9-50
ICAO Type Designator
DC95
A replacement MD-82 registration YV445T reached Caracas with a delay of 5 hours.
The airline initially confirmed via Twitter the MD-80 returned to Maracaibo due to a minor fault of the right hand engine, a replacement MD-82 registration YV445T took the passengers to Caracas. In a later press release the airline reported a Douglas DC-9-50 registration YV139T returned to Maracaibo following an indication of a technical failure and landed safely 11 minutes after departure.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 16, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aeropostal
Flight number
VH-109
Departure
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Destination
Caracas, Venezuela
Aircraft Registration
YV139T
Aircraft Type
DOUGLAS DC-9-50
ICAO Type Designator
DC95
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