Olympic DH8D near Athens on Apr 19th 2017, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: April 22, 2017 / 20:19:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 19, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Olympic Air
Flight number
A3-993
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Athens, Greece
Aircraft Registration
SX-OBD
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Athens about 78 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 19, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Olympic Air
Flight number
A3-993
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Athens, Greece
Aircraft Registration
SX-OBD
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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