Sita D228 near Lukla on Sep 15th 2016, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: September 15, 2016 / 19:49:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Sita Air
Departure
Lukla, Nepal
Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal
Aircraft Registration
9N-AHR
Aircraft Type
DORNIER 228
ICAO Type Designator
D228
The airline reported the aircraft experienced problems with its left engine on the ground in Lukla. A team of technicians was flown to Lukla by helicopter, made preliminary repairs and released the aircraft for the ferry flight to Kathmandu, the crew decided to depart but needed to shut the engine down about 7 minutes into the flight. The engine is being replaced in Kathmandu. The passengers waiting in Lukla for their return flight were taken to Kathmandu by another aircraft.
Sita Air currently operates two Do-228s registrations 9N-AHR and 9N-AHB.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Sita Air
Departure
Lukla, Nepal
Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal
Aircraft Registration
9N-AHR
Aircraft Type
DORNIER 228
ICAO Type Designator
D228
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