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| Date: | Thursday 25 October 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  ATR 72-600 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Caribbean Airlines |
| Registration: | 9Y-TTD |
| MSN: | 993 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Port of Spain-Piarco Airport (POS/TTPP) -
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Port of Spain-Piarco Airport (POS/TTPP) |
| Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An engine cowling detached from the left hand engine on take off. The cowling had not been correctly latched. There was no engine fire, but a fire indication (caused by the airflow change without the cowling) prompted the crew to discharge a fire bottle. The aircraft landed safely back at Piarco.
Sources:
http://www.cnc3.co.tt/news/human-error-bw300-flight
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2014 11:11 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 19-Oct-2021 17:05 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, ] |
| 30-Apr-2022 07:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 27-May-2023 08:07 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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