ULS A313 near Malta on Dec 20th 2014, engine problem

Last Update: December 22, 2014 / 23:00:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 20, 2014

Classification
Incident

Destination
Istanbul, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-VEL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300

ICAO Type Designator
A313

An ULS Airlines Cargo Airbus A310-300, registration TC-VEL performing freight flight GP-452 from Misrata (Libya) to Istanbul (Turkey), was climbing out of Misrata when the crew stopped the climb at FL180 reporting a problem with the left hand engine (CF6) and decided to divert to Malta (Malta) for a safe landing on runway 31 about 45 minutes after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Malta about 64 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 20, 2014

Classification
Incident

Destination
Istanbul, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-VEL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300

ICAO Type Designator
A313

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