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| Date: | Sunday 20 March 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8GU (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | UTAir |
| Registration: | VQ-BQQ |
| MSN: | 37552/3620 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 112 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Moscow-Vnukovo International Airport (VKO/UUWW) -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | UUWW |
| IATA: SGC, ICAO: USRR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
UTAir flight UT247 returned to land at Moscow-Vnukovo International Airport, Russia following engine vibrations.
The aircraft circled to burn fuel and landed back at the airport 2 hours and 20 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://tvrain.ru/news/utair-405825/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vq-bqq/#927a0bb
https://rg.ru/2016/03/20/reg-cfo/ekstrennye-sluzhby-vnukovo-prigotovilis-k-ekstrennoj-posadke-boeing-737.html
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2016 19:44 | Hans Gruber | Added |
| 21-Mar-2016 19:49 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
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