Antrak AT72 at Tamale on Aug 16th 2013, engine fire
Last Update: August 27, 2013 / 18:32:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 16, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Flight number
O4-352
Departure
Tamale, Ghana
Destination
Accra, Ghana
Aircraft Registration
EC-KUL
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The airline confirmed an engine fire indication as cause of the return but dismissed passenger claims that the engine had caught fire.
On Aug 27th 2013 the French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin, that the crew received an engine fire indication for the left hand engine while climbing through about 9000 feet, the crew stopped the climb, worked the relevant checklists, shut the engine down, discharged both fire bottles, the fire indication extinguished about 6-7 minutes after the indication activated. The Accident Investigation Board of Ghana is investigating the occurrence rated a serious incident (editorial note: indicative, that an actual fire had occurred).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 16, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Flight number
O4-352
Departure
Tamale, Ghana
Destination
Accra, Ghana
Aircraft Registration
EC-KUL
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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