Baltic DH8D near Riga on Aug 24th 2016, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: August 28, 2016 / 19:02:42 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 24, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Baltic

Flight number
BT-136

Destination
Riga, Latvia

Aircraft Registration
YL-BAE

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

An Air Baltic de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration YL-BAE performing flight BT-136 from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Riga (Latvia), was enroute near Riga about to reach the top of descent when the crew needed to shut one of the engines (PW150) down. The aircraft continued to Riga for a safe landing.

The airline confirmed a technical problem in difficult conditions.

The occurrence aircraft resumed service after about 62 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 24, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Baltic

Flight number
BT-136

Destination
Riga, Latvia

Aircraft Registration
YL-BAE

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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