Incident ATR 72-600 (72-212A) PR-AQM, Monday 15 January 2018
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Date:Monday 15 January 2018
Time:22:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic AT76 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
ATR 72-600 (72-212A)
Owner/operator:Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
Registration: PR-AQM
MSN: 1113
Year of manufacture:2013
Engine model:P&W Canada PW127
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 74
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Aeroporto Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo, Vitória da Conquista -   Brazil
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Belo Horizonte-Tancredo Neves International Airport, MG (CNF/SBCF)
Destination airport:Vitória da Conquista Airport, BA (VDC/SBQV)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Azul Linhas Aéreas flight AD9277 requested landing priority at Vitória da Conquista Airport, Brazil due to suspected electrical problems.
Smoke was reported in the aircraft.

Sources:

https://g1.globo.com/ba/bahia/noticia/piloto-suspeita-de-pane-eletrica-em-aviao-e-pede-prioridade-de-pouso-na-bahia.ghtml
https://g1.globo.com/ba/bahia/noticia/piloto-suspeita-de-pane-eletrica-em-aviao-e-pede-prioridade-de-pouso-na-bahia.ghtml

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jan-2018 07:22 cleberjc Added
17-Jan-2018 07:29 harro Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative, ]
13-Feb-2025 13:38 ASN Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ]

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