Pawa Dominica MD87 at San Juan on Dec 9th 2016, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: December 9, 2016 / 20:51:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 9, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Flight number
7N-750

Departure
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Destination
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Aircraft Registration
HI978

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-87

ICAO Type Designator
MD87

A Pawa Dominicana McDonnell Douglas MD-87, registration HI978 performing flight 7N-750 from San Juan (Puerto Rico) to Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) with 112 people on board, was in the initial climb out of San Juan's runway 08 when the crew declared Mayday reporting the failure of the left hand engine (JT8D) and requested an immediate return to San Juan via left hand turns, no emergency services were needed. The aircraft joined a left downwind to runway 08 while tower instructed aircraft on approach to runway 08 to go around. The MD-87 landed safely on runway 08 about 10 minutes after departure and taxied to the apron.

The airline confirmed an engine failure on departure from San Juan. The passengers returned to the terminal waiting for a replacement aircraft.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 9, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Flight number
7N-750

Departure
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Destination
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Aircraft Registration
HI978

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-87

ICAO Type Designator
MD87

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