TACV AT72 at Sao Vicente on Nov 27th 2014, engine fire
Last Update: December 3, 2014 / 15:53:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 27, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Airline
TACV Cabo Verde Airlines
Flight number
VR-4212
Departure
Sao Vicente, Cape Verde
Destination
Sal, Cape Verde
Aircraft Registration
D4-CBT
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
A replacement aircraft took the passengers to Sal.
The airline confirmed a fire indication for one of the engines during climb.
On Dec 3rd 2014 the French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin that the crew received a fire indication for the left hand engine shortly after takeoff while in the climb with the engine on fire, the crew shut the engine down and discharged both fire bottles. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigation by Cabo Verde's Accident Investigation Board.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 27, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire
Airline
TACV Cabo Verde Airlines
Flight number
VR-4212
Departure
Sao Vicente, Cape Verde
Destination
Sal, Cape Verde
Aircraft Registration
D4-CBT
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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