Pacific Coastal SF34 near Vancouver on Apr 4th 2013, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: April 8, 2013 / 21:03:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 4, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Pacific Coastal Airlines

Departure
Vancouver, Canada

Destination
Vancouver, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GPCG

Aircraft Type
SAAB 340

ICAO Type Designator
SF34

A Pacific Coastal Airlines Saab SF-340A, registration C-GPCG performing test flight 8P-304 from Vancouver,BC to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 2 crew, was on a low power descent through FL200 conducting a test of the ignition systems. After completion of the ignition test the crew attempted to restore power but noticed the aircraft yawed to the left, identified the loss of power from the left hand engine (CT7) and shut the engine down. The crew declared emergency and proceeded to Vancouver for a safe landing on runway 12 about 25 minutes later.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
SAAB SF340A
ICAO Aircraft Type
SF34
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 4, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Pacific Coastal Airlines

Departure
Vancouver, Canada

Destination
Vancouver, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GPCG

Aircraft Type
SAAB 340

ICAO Type Designator
SF34

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