AE301 - Incident: Mandarin AT72 at Kaohsiung on May 16th 2025
Created Monday, May 19th 2025 18:32Z, last updated Monday, May 19th 2025 18:32Z
A Mandarin Airlines Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration B-16853 performing flight AE-301 from Kaohsiung to Kinmen (Taiwan), was climbing out of Kaohsiung's runway 09 when the crew stopped the climb at about 4000 feet due to the left hand engine (PW127M) cover opening in flight. The crew decided to return to Kaohsiung and landed safely on runway 09 about 15 minutes after departure.
Passenger photo in flight:
Source: The Aviation Herald