Ural A320 at Karlovy Vary on May 13th 2014, engine failure
Last Update: July 18, 2014 / 15:13:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
Ural Airlines
Flight number
U6-740
Departure
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Destination
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BDJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline confirmed a bird strike caused engine vibrations. The aircraft is being assessed, a decision will be made whether the incident aircraft or a replacement aircraft is going to take the passengers to Yekaterinburg later the day.
On May 28th 2014 the French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin that after takeoff a left hand engine stall was suspected. Tower confirmed emission of flame from the exhaust of the left hand engine. The aircraft diverted to Prague.
Czech's UZPLN reported in their quarterly bulletin, that the left hand engine emitted two bursts of flame and two loud bangs. The left hand engine was shut down and the aircraft diverted to Prague. A runway inspection at Karlovy Vary did not reveal any evidence of a bird strike and found no debris from the aircraft. A post flight examination revealed the shaft of the left hand engine's flexible bleed valve had fractured in the 8 o'clock position.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
Ural Airlines
Flight number
U6-740
Departure
Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Destination
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BDJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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