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| Date: | Thursday 16 June 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  ATR 72-500 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Precision Air |
| Registration: | 5H-PWB |
| MSN: | 834 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Abeid Amani Karume Int Airport, Zanzibar -
 Tanzania
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ/HTZA) |
| Dar-es-Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR/HTDA) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB Tanzania |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Precision Air flight PW2433 was taking off from Zanzibar when the crew received indication of a left hand engine (PW127M) fire and rejected takeoff just below V1. The aircraft stopped on the runway and was evacuated. There were no injuries among the 34 passengers and 4 crew.
Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/feu-du-moteur-gauche-lors-du-roulement-au-decollage-1/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2016 18:48 | AF5541 | Added |
| 07-Jul-2016 18:50 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2022 23:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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