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| Date: | Tuesday 12 September 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-83 |
| Owner/operator: | ATA Airlines |
| Registration: | EP-TAR |
| MSN: | 53198/1847 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Tabriz Airport (TBZ/OITT) -
 Iran
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tabriz Airport (TBZ/OITT) |
| Baku-Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD/UBBB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
ATA Airlines flight I36639 returned to land at Tabriz Airport, Iran following an engine failure as a result of a bird strike.
Sources:
Aerospacetalk
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 October 2017 | EP-TAR | ATA Airlines | 0 | Tabriz Airport (TBZ/OITT) | |
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Media:
Iran's ATA Airlines MD80 EP-TAR FLT I3 6639 fr. #Tabriz to #Baku retuned to TBZ due to engine failure following a bird strike. #AvGeek
— Aerospacetalk (@Aerospacetalk) September 12, 2017
فا👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/5GHnWipyLc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2017 13:43 | harro | Added |
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