Wings AT72 at Palu on Jan 14th 2017, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: January 25, 2017 / 15:27:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 14, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wings Air
Flight number
IW-1156
Departure
Palu, Indonesia
Destination
Luwuk, Indonesia
Aircraft Registration
PK-WFK
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Passengers reported the right hand engine emitted a loud bang.
A resident east of the aerodrome found parts believed to be parts of the engine.
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Indonesia's KNKT reported the crew declared emergency reporting a right hand engine fire and returned to Palu for a safe landing 7 minutes after departure. The aircraft taxied to the apron. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by the KNKT.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 14, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Wings Air
Flight number
IW-1156
Departure
Palu, Indonesia
Destination
Luwuk, Indonesia
Aircraft Registration
PK-WFK
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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