ANZ AT72 enroute on Nov 20th 2025, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: November 22, 2025 / 12:50:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 20, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
ANZ Air New Zealand

Flight number
NZ-5077

Departure
Auckland, New Zealand

Destination
Nelson, New Zealand

Aircraft Registration
ZK-MVA

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

An ANZ Air New Zealand Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration ZK-MVA performing flight NZ-5077 from Auckland to Nelson (New Zealand), was enroute at FL160 about 140nm southsouthwest of Auckland when the crew needed to shut one of the engines (PW127M) down and decided to return to Auckland. The aircraft drifted down to 13,000 feet and landed safely back on Auckland's runway 23L about 90 minutes after departure.

The rotation NZ-5077/NZ-5530 was cancelled.

The airport reported emergency services were called in for an engine shutdown.

The airline reported an engineering issue.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 20 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
ZK-MVA
Country of Registration
New Zealand
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
ATR - GIE Avions de Transport Régional
Aircraft Model / Type
ATR 72-212A
ICAO Aircraft Type
AT72
Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 20, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
ANZ Air New Zealand

Flight number
NZ-5077

Departure
Auckland, New Zealand

Destination
Nelson, New Zealand

Aircraft Registration
ZK-MVA

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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