Incident: Polar AN24 near Yakutsk on Dec 8th 2020
Created Tuesday, Dec 8th 2020 09:31Z, last updated Tuesday, Dec 8th 2020 09:31Z
A Polar Airlines Antonov AN-24, flight R3-223 from Yakutsk to Olekminsk (Russia) with 31 people on board, was already enroute out of Yakutsk when the right hand engine malfunctioned prompting the crew to return to Yakutsk. The aircraft landed safely back in Yakutsk about 85 minutes after departure.
The airline reported the crew noticed a deviation from normal parameters of the right hand engine and decided to return to Yakutsk. A replacement aircraft is going to operate the flight.
Source: The Aviation Herald