Azul AT76 at Ipatinga on Nov 3rd 2016, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: November 4, 2016 / 20:50:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 3, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-2533
Departure
Ipatinga, Brazil
Destination
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-ATJ
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-600
ICAO Type Designator
AT76
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Ipatinga due to a technical fault.
A passenger reported the right hand propeller stopped in flight. The crew subsequently explained there had been a loss of pressure on the right hand engine, the engine was shut down. They were now burning off fuel and return to Ipatinga.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 3, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-2533
Departure
Ipatinga, Brazil
Destination
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-ATJ
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-600
ICAO Type Designator
AT76
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