ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189351
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| Date: | Thursday 18 August 2016 |
| Time: | 10:41 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-302 |
| Owner/operator: | Qatar Airways |
| Registration: | A7-AEO |
| MSN: | 918 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 312 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA) -
 Turkey
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA) |
| Doha International Airport (DOH/OTBD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Qatar Airways Airbus A330-302 operating flight QR240 to Doha, returned to Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport, Turkey following a bird strike.
The aircraft took off from runway 35L at 10:41 UTC. A video of the aircraft circling back to Atatürk Airport show the no. 1 engine (a GE CF-6-80) intermittently emitting flames. A safe landing was carried out on runway 35R fifteen minutes later.
Sources:
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/qatar-ucaginin-motoru/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/qatar-airways-qr240-plane-latest-emergency-landing-istanbul-airport-after-engine-catches-fire-flames-a7197211.html
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/18/footage-shows-qatar-airways-flight-qr240s-wing-on-fire-over-over/
Media:
Sol motoru yanan uçağın pallerinde hasar meydana geldi #QR240 #QatarAirways pic.twitter.com/3ZYSZnlIvi
— AirportHaber (@AirportHaber) August 18, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2016 14:20 | harro | Added |
| 18-Aug-2016 14:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2016 14:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Cn] |
| 18-Aug-2016 16:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
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