Buddha AT72 at Kathmandu on Jan 5th 2025, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: January 6, 2025 / 20:05:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 5, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Buddha Air

Flight number
U4-953

Destination
Bhadrapur, Nepal

Aircraft Registration
9N-AJS

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

A Buddha Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration 9N-AJS performing flight U4-953 from Kathmandu to Bhadrapur (Nepal) with 72 passengers and 4 crew, was climbing out of Kathmandu when the left hand engine failed prompting the crew to level off at about 13000 feet and return to Kathmandu. The aircraft landed safely on Kathmandu's runway 02 about 40 minutes after departure.

A replacement ATR-72-212A registration 9N-AOC reached Bhadrapur with a delay of about 3:20 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 5, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Buddha Air

Flight number
U4-953

Destination
Bhadrapur, Nepal

Aircraft Registration
9N-AJS

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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