Skywest F50 near Albany on Aug 15th 2012, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: August 15, 2012 / 13:59:42 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 15, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
XR-140

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-FNB

Aircraft Type
Fokker 50

ICAO Type Designator
F50

A Skywest Airlines (Australia) Fokker 50, registration VH-FNB performing flight XR-140 from Albany,WA to Perth,WA (Australia), was climbing out of Albany when the aircraft experienced serious vibrations prompting the crew to shut one of the two engines (PW125) down and return to Albany for a safe landing.

A replacement Fokker 50 reached Perth with a delay of 3:45 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 15, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
XR-140

Destination
Perth, Australia

Aircraft Registration
VH-FNB

Aircraft Type
Fokker 50

ICAO Type Designator
F50

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