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| Date: | Thursday 21 July 2011 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8K2 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Jet2 |
| Registration: | G-GDFC |
| MSN: | 28375/85 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 186 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Ibiza -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Ibiza |
| Manchester | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Flight LS170. The aircraft departed Ibiza at 11:39am , but suffered right engine failure which was seen from the ground due to repeatedly backfire with flames visible from the right engine.
Crew shut down right engine and the aircraft was diverted to Majorca and landed at Palma 30 minutes later. (Newspaper said 77mins, official was 30mins).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2017950/Britons-aboard-terror-flight-jet-engine-shoots-flames-30ft-repeated-explosions.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 December 1998 | PH-HZC | Transavia Airlines | 0 | Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport |  |
unk |
| 17 February 2014 | G-GDFC | Jet2 | 0 | Funchal Airport, Madeira (FNC) |  |
sub |
| 17 May 2025 | G-GDFC | Jet2 | 0 | near Innsbruck-Kranebitten Airport (INN/LOWI) |  |
non |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2011 08:26 | saf7670 | Added |
| 24-Jul-2011 08:29 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2011 08:32 | harro | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Embed code, ] |
| 10-Sep-2011 12:07 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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