Orenair B772 at Punta Cana on Feb 10th 2016, engine shut down in flight, burst tyre and smoke on landing

Last Update: February 11, 2016 / 19:11:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 10, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Orenair

Flight number
R2-554

Departure
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Destination
Moscow Domodedovo, Russia

Aircraft Registration
VP-BHB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

An Orenair Boeing 777-200, registration VP-BHB performing flight R2-554 from Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) to Moscow Domodedovo (Russia) with 355 passengers and 20 crew, was climbing out of Punta Cana's runway 08 when the crew stopped the climb at about 12,000 feet reported they needed to shut an engine (PW4090) down and were returning to Punta Cana. The aircraft entered a hold at 4000 feet for about 20 minutes then landed on runway 08. During roll out a tyre burst, sparks and smoke were seen from the landing gear prompting the crew to initiate the evacuation of the aircraft. There were no injuries.

The airline reported they decided to award the pilots for safely returning the aircraft in a difficult situation. Climbing through about 6000 meters (editorial note: radar data show the aircraft stopped climb at about 12,000 feet or 3680 meters) there was a "clap" sound, an engine failed and smoke developed in the cabin. The engine was shut down, the smoke ceased. During landing there were sparks and smoke from the landing gear which prompted the crew to initiate an evacuation via the slides. The aircraft had been checked at Lufthansa Technik before departure from Moscow Domodedovo to Punta Cana and has again been checked by Soltek in Punta Cana before departure. Following the return the aircraft underwent and passed heavy landing checks and maintenance. As of present the occurrence is under investigation.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 10, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Orenair

Flight number
R2-554

Departure
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Destination
Moscow Domodedovo, Russia

Aircraft Registration
VP-BHB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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