Allegiant MD83 near Grand Junction on Jan 2nd 2016, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: January 7, 2016 / 21:56:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 2, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G4-145

Aircraft Registration
N875GA

ICAO Type Designator
MD83

An Allegiant McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration N875GA performing flight G4-145 from Billings,MT to Mesa,AZ (USA) with 158 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL330 about 70nm west of Grand Junction,CO (USA) when the crew shut the right hand engine (JT8D) down, drifted down to FL240 and subsequently decided to divert to Grand Junction for a safe landing about 45 minutes later.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled.

Passengers reported there was a loud bang followed by severe vibrations.

The airline reported the crew received an abnormal indication for the right hand engine, shut the engine down and diverted to Grand Junction. The engine is being replaced.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N875GA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Aircraft Model / Type
DC-9-83(MD-83)
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
MD83
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 2, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G4-145

Aircraft Registration
N875GA

ICAO Type Designator
MD83

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