LGW DH8D near Nuremberg on Jan 11th 2017, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: January 12, 2017 / 17:28:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 11, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter
Flight number
AB-6479
Departure
Saarbruecken, Germany
Destination
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABQB
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The airline reported the crew noticed a problem with one of the engines, diverted to Nuremberg and subsequently decided to shut the engine down as a precaution.
The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
In the evening of Jan 11th 2017 The Aviation Herald received information that the engine was shut down due to (slight) propeller overspeed.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 11, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter
Flight number
AB-6479
Departure
Saarbruecken, Germany
Destination
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABQB
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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