Laser MD81 at Caracas on Feb 17th 2017, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: February 17, 2017 / 20:43:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 17, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QL-940

Aircraft Registration
YV480T

ICAO Type Designator
MD81

A Laser Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-81, registration YV480T performing flight QL-940 from Caracas to Maracaibo (Venezuela) with 148 people on board, was climbing out of Caracas when the crew needed to shut the left hand engine (JT8D) down. The aircraft returned to Caracas for a safe landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 17, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QL-940

Aircraft Registration
YV480T

ICAO Type Designator
MD81

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