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| Date: | Monday 24 June 2013 |
| Time: | 18:22 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-500 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Swiftair, opf Air Europa |
| Registration: | EC-KKQ |
| MSN: | 763 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 73 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) |
| Vigo Airport (VGO/LEVX) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Air Europa flight AEA 7306, operated by a Swiftair ATR-72, suffered a number 1 engine failure shortly after takeoff. Two extinguishing bottles were fired by the crew because they received an engine fire warning.
The crew declared an emergency and reported to the controller that they wanted to land on runway 36R, which was being used for takeoffs.
The controller directed an Airbus A319 to taxy off the runway before the ATR was able to perform the emergency landing.
Contributing causes/factors:
The incident involving the aircraft EC-KKQ was caused by the detachment of a blade from turbine no. 2 of the left engine. The vibration likely caused by this malfunction probably led to the rupture of an oil conduit pipe which, when directed towards hot areas of the engine, caused a fire. Incorrect crew resource management (CRM) and the crew's failure to adhere to emergency procedures led to an unintended approach over an active runway designated exclusively for takeoff maneuvers.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CIAIAC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 September 2017 | EC-KKQ | Swiftair, opf Air Europa | 0 | between Alicante and Madrid | |
non |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2014 18:45 | harro | Added |
| 30-Jul-2014 18:49 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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