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| Date: | Saturday 14 January 2017 |
| Time: | 06:15 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-500 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Wings Air |
| Registration: | PK-WFK |
| MSN: | 905 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 68 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Palu-Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport (PLW/WAFF) -
 Indonesia
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Palu-Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport (PLW/WAFF) |
| Luwuk-Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW/WAFW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Wings Air flight IW1156, an ATR 72-500 aircraft, departed Luwuk Airport, Sulawesi, Indonesia, at 06:12 LT.
At 06:14 LT the flight crew declared a "mayday" due to fire on right hand PW127M engine. The flight crew requested to return to Palu and requested runway 15 for landing. At 06:19 LT the aircraft landed safely and taxied to the apron.
Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/serious-incident-to-the-atr72-registered-pk-wfk-operated-by-wings-abadi-on-14012017-near-jakarta-investigation-led-by-knkt-indonesia/
https://www.ipi.or.id/media-release-tentang-kejadian-return-to-base-rtb-pesawat-wings-air-pk-wfk-dengan-nomor-penerbangan-iw-1156-di-bandara-mutiara-sis-al-jufri-palu/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2017 17:43 | harro | Added |
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