Incident: Mauritius AT72 at Mauritius on Jan 15th 2021
Created Saturday, Jan 16th 2021 14:49Z, last updated Saturday, Jan 16th 2021 14:49Z
An Air Mauritius Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, flight MK-126 from Mauritius to Rodrigues Island (Mauritius) with 65 people on board, was enroute to Rodrigues Island when the crew decided to return to Mauritius due to some technical problem. The aircraft landed safely back in Mauritius about 30 minutes after departure.
Passengers reported there were severe vibrations of the airframe prompting the return to Mauritius.
A replacement aircraft took the passengers to Rodrigues Island.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service later the day.
According to pictorial evidence the aircraft involved was either 3B-NBG or 3B-NBO.
Source: The Aviation Herald