Calm AT72 at Thompson on Oct 17th 2016, both engines shut down uncommandedly

Last Update: October 20, 2016 / 07:09:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 17, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Calm Air

Flight number
MO-503

Departure
Thompson, Canada

Destination
Gillam, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GPBR

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

A Calm Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-200, registration C-GPBR performing flight MO-503 from Thompson,MB to Gillam,MB (Canada) with 31 people on board, was backtracking runway 06 for departure. While working the takeoff checklist the crew selected engine de-ice on, however, within 5 seconds both engines (PW124) flamed out and shut down emitting smoke. The crew stopped the aircraft on the runway, completed the engine shut down and declared emergency. The passengers disembarked onto the runway. Responding emergency services advised that no flames and no smoke was visible.

The Canadian TSB reported that prior to departure the aircraft had been parked in blowing snow conditions for about 3 hours without the engine inlets being covered. Fuel quality checks revealed no anomaly, the aircraft fuel system revealed no anomalies, both engines were checked for snow/ice ingestion and associated damage with no anomalies found, both engines were ground run without any anomalies, power checks also did not reveal any discrepancies. The maintenance investigation is still ongoing.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 17, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Calm Air

Flight number
MO-503

Departure
Thompson, Canada

Destination
Gillam, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GPBR

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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