Azul AT72 at Sao Paulo on Dec 7th 2016, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
Last Update: December 9, 2016 / 15:10:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 7, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-4966
Departure
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Destination
Uberlandia, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-ATH
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The runway was closed for about 16 minutes.
A replacement ATR-72-212A registration PR-AKF reached Uberlandia with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground 45 hours after the rejected takeoff.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 7, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas
Flight number
AD-4966
Departure
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Destination
Uberlandia, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
PR-ATH
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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