Antrak AT72 at Tamale on Aug 16th 2013, engine fire

Last Update: August 27, 2013 / 18:32:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 16, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
O4-352

Departure
Tamale, Ghana

Destination
Accra, Ghana

Aircraft Registration
EC-KUL

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

An Antrak Air Ghana Avion de Transport Regional, registration EC-KUL performing flight O4-352 from Tamale to Accra (Ghana), was in the initial climb out of Tamale when the crew received a fire indication for the left hand engine (PW127F), stopped the climb at 9000 feet, shut the engine down, activated the fire suppression system and returned to Tamale for a safe landing about 20 minutes after departure.

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

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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