Incident: RAF AN26 at St. Petersburg on Apr 26th 2021
Created Monday, Apr 26th 2021 15:24Z, last updated Monday, Apr 26th 2021 15:24Z
A RAF Avia Antonov AN-26, registration YL-RAC performing freight flight MTL-9560 from Helsinki (Finland) to St. Petersburg (Russia) with 4 crew, was on approach to St. Petersburg's runway 28L descending through about 8000 feet when the crew needed to shut the left hand engine (AI-24) down. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 28L about 11 minutes later.
Rosaviatsia reported the crew shut the left hand engine down due to some problem and declared emergency.
North-West Transportation Prosecution office is investigating the causes of the engine shut down.
Source: The Aviation Herald