Arik CRJ9 near Benin on May 12th 2016, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: May 14, 2016 / 19:37:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 12, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Arik Air
Departure
Warri, Nigeria
Destination
Abuja, Nigeria
Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9
The airline confirmed an engine fault prompted a "tactical diversion".
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 12, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Arik Air
Departure
Warri, Nigeria
Destination
Abuja, Nigeria
Aircraft Type
Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9
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