Created Tuesday, Nov 10th 2020 18:53Z, last updated Tuesday, Nov 10th 2020 22:00Z
An Iran Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration EP-ITB performing flight
IR-3415 from Tehran Mehrabad to Dezful (Iran) with 34 passengers and 7 crew, was climbing out of Mehrabad's runway 29L when the crew stopped the climb at 9000 feet due to the right hand engine having failed. The crew shut the engine down and feathered the propeller. According to a passenger video a steady orange glow appeared at the engine exhaust for some time and disappeared again. The aircraft entered a hold doing two racetracks and returned to Mehrabad for a safe landing on runway 29L about 26 minutes after departure.
Iran's CAO reported an engine suffered a technical malfunction in rainy conditions and was shut down. The crew declared emergency and returned to Tehran for a safe landing. Iran's Accident Investigation have opened an investigation. The passengers were taken to Dezful by a replacement aircraft.
A replacement ATR-72-212A registration EP-ITF reached Dezful with a delay of 3.5 hours.
Passenger video:
