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| Date: | Thursday 1 March 2018 |
| Time: | 14:35 |
| Type: |  Avro RJ85 |
| Owner/operator: | Tez Jet |
| Registration: | EX-27005 |
| MSN: | E2305 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming LF507-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 96 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | ca 85 km SW of Bishkek -
 Kyrgyzstan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bishkek-Manas International Airport (FRU/UAFM) |
| Batken International Airport (UAFB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
TezJet Airlines flight 107 returned to land at Bishkek-Manas International Airport, Kyrgyzstan following an uncontained engine failure.
The aircraft, an Avro RJ85 took off from Bishkek at 08:22 UTC. About 13 minutes into the flight, as the aircraft reached FL220, the no.1 engine (Lycoming LF507-1F) suffered an uncontained failure. The flight crew decided to return to Bishkek and declared an emergency. A safe landing was carried out at 08:52 UTC
Sources:
https://m.akipress.com/news:603055/
Images:
Media:
Kyrgyz domestic airline plane with 96 passengers on board had left engine breakdown midair proceeding emergency landing. https://t.co/IilDXI3yNv& pic.twitter.com/ghygvTHkEf
— Ryskeldi Satke (@RyskeldiSatke) March 1, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2018 14:10 | harro | Added |
| 01-Mar-2018 15:54 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 05-Mar-2018 12:09 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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