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| Date: | Friday 8 April 2016 |
| Time: | c. 13:05 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-500 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Buddha Air |
| Registration: | 9N-AJS |
| MSN: | 531 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 70 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Biratnagar Airport -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bhadrapur Airport (BDP/VNCG) |
| Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Buddha Air flight U4952 diverted to Biratnagar Airport, Nepal.The aircraft, an ATR-72, was en route between Bhadrapur and Kathmandu when the no. 1 PW127F engine Interstage Turbine Temperature (ITT) showed unrealistic values. All other engine parameters were normal. The crew decided to divert to Biratnagar as a precaution.
The aircraft carried 66 passengers and four crew members.
Sources:
https://www.aviationnepal.com/today-buddha-air-atr-72-made-an-emergency-landing-at-biratnagar/
https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/buddha-air-plane-makes-emergency-landing-biratnagar/
http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-04-08/buddha-air-flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-biratnagar.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 January 2025 | 9N-AJS | Buddha Air | 0 | 43 nm E of Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) | |
unk |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Media:
An #ATR72 #9N-AJS of @AirBuddha which was diverted to #Biratnagar due 2 a technical prblm is now flying 2 #Kathmandu pic.twitter.com/sqpIDE6ABq
— Susheel Bhattarai (@sushbhattarai) April 8, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2016 08:50 | harro | Added |
| 08-Apr-2016 11:23 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Apr-2016 14:41 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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