Swiftair MD83 at Venice on Jul 17th 2014, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: July 26, 2014 / 17:01:52 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 17, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiftair
Flight number
VY-6405
Departure
Venice, Italy
Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-LEY
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
ICAO Type Designator
MD83
Vueling confirmed engine problems and said, a replacement aircraft delivered the passengers to Barcelona with a delay of about 6 hours.
The incident has caused rumours on the Internet that EC-LTV, which later crashed over Mali (see Crash: Swiftair MD83 over Mali on Jul 24th 2014, aircraft lost altitude), was involved in that occurrence, EC-LTV however was enroute on flight AH-1087 from Paris Orly (France) to Tlemcen (Algeria) at the time of the occurrence.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 17, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Swiftair
Flight number
VY-6405
Departure
Venice, Italy
Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-LEY
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
ICAO Type Designator
MD83
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