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| Date: | Wednesday 30 September 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
| Owner/operator: | World Atlantic Airlines |
| Registration: | N802WA |
| MSN: | 53052/1731 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Guatemala City-La Aurora International Airport (GUA/MGGT) -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT) |
| Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A McDonnell Douglas MD-82 returned to land at Guatemala City-La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala after suffering an engine failure shortly after takeoff.
Engine turbine blade fragments came down on houses and a school near the airport.
The aircraft was returning to Houston, Texas after flying Guatemalan deportees to Guatemala City.
Sources:
http://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/comunitario/explota-turbina-de-avion-al-despegar-de-aeropuerto-la-aurora
Location
Media:
Turbina de avión explota luego de despegar en La Aurora y obliga aterrizaje de emergencia ► http://t.co/1rOtO2dxSS pic.twitter.com/GIwib1C2Z2
— Prensa Libre (@prensa_libre) October 1, 2015En interior del parqueo Los Almendros 6 Av, 6 calle z9, caen partes de un avión que volaba con desperfectos mecánicos pic.twitter.com/E6NEPiJyVn
— Bomberos Municipales (@bomberosmuni) September 30, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2015 06:34 | harro | Added |
| 01-Oct-2015 06:40 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Oct-2015 06:42 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Feb-2025 10:30 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
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