Created Sunday, Oct 18th 2020 19:20Z, last updated Sunday, Oct 18th 2020 19:20Z
A Qeshm Air Avro RJ-100, registration EP-FQZ performing flight
QB-1217 from Abadan to Tehran Mehrabad (Iran), was climbing out of Abadan when the crew stopped the climb at 5000 feet because of an engine (LF507) failure. The crew shut the engine down and returned to Abadan for a safe landing about 17 minutes after departure.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 16 hours, then positioned to Tehran Mehrabad Airport reaching a maximum FL210. The aircraft is still on the ground in Tehran about 31 hours after landing in Tehran.
The airport reported the aircraft returned due to an engine failure and landed safely. The passengers were rebooked onto an alternate flight the following day.
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