Transaero B735 near Novosibirsk on Oct 10th 2013, generator failure

Last Update: October 10, 2013 / 12:53:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 10, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UN-128

Aircraft Registration
VP-BYI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500

ICAO Type Designator
B735

A Transaero Boeing 737-500, registration VP-BYI performing flight UN-128 from Novosibirsk to Moscow Domodedovo (Russia) with 102 passengers and 7 crew, was enroute at FL340 about 30 minutes into the flight when the crew decided to return to Novosibirsk due to the right hand engine's (CFM56) generator failing. The aircraft entered a hold at 1500 meters to burn off fuel and landed safely on runway 25 about 130 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the right hand generator failed in flight prompting the commander to return to Novosibirsk. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.

Siberia's Transport Prosecution office reported the aircraft returned in connection with operation of electronic devices alerting of problems with the the right hand engine (causing reports of engine failures in Russian media).
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 10, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UN-128

Aircraft Registration
VP-BYI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500

ICAO Type Designator
B735

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