Taban MD88 at Tehran on Dec 31st 2016, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: December 31, 2016 / 17:53:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 31, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Taban Air
Flight number
HH-6295
Departure
Tehran Mehrabad, Iran
Destination
Shiraz, Iran
Aircraft Registration
EP-TBB
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
ICAO Type Designator
MD88
Tehran's Fire Department reported that fire trucks from three fire stations with 125 fire fighters were dispatched to Mehrabad Airport, but did not need to take action and returned to their stations.
According to Iran's News Agency IRNA a ground observer reported there were streaks of flame from the aircraft visible over several kilometers.
Messages on Social Media read amongst others: "A Taban Air's Boeing reportedly on fire, after crash landing in Mehrabad airport."
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 31, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Taban Air
Flight number
HH-6295
Departure
Tehran Mehrabad, Iran
Destination
Shiraz, Iran
Aircraft Registration
EP-TBB
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
ICAO Type Designator
MD88
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