Volotea B712 at Seville on May 23rd 2017, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: May 28, 2017 / 21:37:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 23, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
V7-3269

Destination
Santander, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EI-FGI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 717-200

ICAO Type Designator
B712

A Volotea Boeing 717-200, registration EI-FGI performing flight V7-3269 from Seville,SP to Santander,SP (Spain) with 83 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Seville's runway 09 when the left hand engine (BR715) emitted a series of bangs and streaks of flame prompting the crew to stop the climb at 2000 feet and shut the engine down. The aircraft returned to Seville for a safe landing on runway 09 about 23 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 717-200 registration EI-EWI reached Santander with a delay of about 6 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 23, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
V7-3269

Destination
Santander, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EI-FGI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 717-200

ICAO Type Designator
B712

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