Precision AT72 at Zanzibar on Jun 16th 2016, rejected takeoff due to engine fire
Last Update: June 29, 2016 / 15:26:15 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 16, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Precision Air Services
Flight number
PW-2433
Departure
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Destination
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Aircraft Registration
5H-PWB
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
A passenger booked onto flight PW-433, Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) to Dar es Salaam directly, reported that following the rejected takeoff the passengers immediately left the aircraft onto the runway. There was visible fire at the left hand engine.
The airline reported: "on noticing the alarm the pilot immediately initiated standard operating procedures to extinguish the fire and taxied the aircraft back to the apron." The aircraft had already performed flight PW-432 from Dar es Salaam to Kilimanjaro, then flight PW-2433 from Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar that day and was scheduled to continue to Dar es Salaam following the intermediate stop in Zanzibar.
On Jun 29th 2016 the French BEA reported based on information from Tanzania's Authorities, that 5H-PWB rejected takeoff at high speed just below V1 when the left hand engine caught fire. The occurrence has been rated a serious incident and is being investigated by Tanzania's Accident Investigation Board.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 16, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
Precision Air Services
Flight number
PW-2433
Departure
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Destination
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Aircraft Registration
5H-PWB
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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