Alrosa T154 near Mirny on Jan 5th 2017, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: January 5, 2017 / 21:32:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 5, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6R-9961

Departure
Mirny, Russia

Aircraft Registration
RA-85757

Aircraft Type
TUPOLEV Tu-154

ICAO Type Designator
T154

An Alrosa Aviakompanija Tupolev TU-154M, registration RA-85757 performing flight 6R-9961 from Mirny to Novosibirsk (Russia) with 144 passengers and 8 crew, was enroute about 30 minutes into the flight when the crew needed to shut an engine (D-30) down, returned to Mirny, burned fuel off for about an hour and landed safely back in Mirny.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 5, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6R-9961

Departure
Mirny, Russia

Aircraft Registration
RA-85757

Aircraft Type
TUPOLEV Tu-154

ICAO Type Designator
T154

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