Volga-Dnepr A124 near Ulyanovsk on Oct 28th 2014, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: October 28, 2014 / 15:55:32 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 28, 2014

Classification
Incident

Aircraft Registration
RA-82046

Aircraft Type
Antonov An-124

ICAO Type Designator
A124

A Volga Dnepr Antonov An-124-100, registration RA-82046 performing freight flight VI-4340 from Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) to Baikonur (Kazakhstan) with 20 crew and freight consisting of satellite Astra 2G, was climbing out of Moscow near Ulyanovsk (Russia) when the crew decided to divert to Ulyanovsk due to the failure and inflight shut down of the the right outboard engine (D18T, #4). The aircraft landed safely.

The airline stressed the cargo did not get damaged, the crew decided to exercise extra precaution due to the value of the cargo and did not continue to Kazakhstan although the aircraft could have carried on on three engines, the airline pointed out the excellent two engines out performance of the aircraft.

Volga's Investigative Department reported the aircraft diverted to Ulyanovsk due to a problem with one of the engines according to preliminary data, the department is investigating the occurrence.

The previous day the aircraft had carried the satellite from Toulouse (France) to Moscow Sheremetyevo.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 28, 2014

Classification
Incident

Aircraft Registration
RA-82046

Aircraft Type
Antonov An-124

ICAO Type Designator
A124

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