Tunisair Express AT72 at Tunis on Sep 6th 2013, engine oil leak
Last Update: September 7, 2013 / 14:42:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 6, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tunisair Express
Flight number
UG-40
Departure
Tunis, Tunisia
Destination
Tozeur, Tunisia
Aircraft Registration
TS-LBC
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Passengers reported seeing sparks out of the engine during takeoff rotation and alerted cabin crew.
The airline confirmed that the crew received indications of an engine oil leak and returned to Tunis as a precaution. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 6, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tunisair Express
Flight number
UG-40
Departure
Tunis, Tunisia
Destination
Tozeur, Tunisia
Aircraft Registration
TS-LBC
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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