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S2A821 - Incident: Shree DH8D near Kathmandu on Mar 9th 2023

Created Thursday, Mar 9th 2023 10:17Z, last updated Thursday, Mar 9th 2023 10:17Z

Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport
File photo: Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport.

A Shree Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration 9N-ANR performing flight S2A-821 from Kathmandu to Bhairawa (Nepal) with 78 people on board, was climbing out of Kathmandu when the crew stopped the climb at about 11,000 feet due to a right hand engine (PW150A) fire indication. The crew shut the engine down and returned to Kathmandu for a safe landing on runway 02 about 21 minutes after departure. The passengers disembarked safely.

The airport reported the aircraft returned due to a right hand engine fire warning, the passengers are going to be taken to Bhairawa with another aircraft.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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