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| Date: | Wednesday 7 March 2018 |
| Time: | 08:50 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-83 |
| Owner/operator: | Andes Líneas Aéreas |
| Registration: | LV-BEG |
| MSN: | 49630/1591 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 144 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Tucumán-Benj Matienzo Airport, TU (TUC/SANT) -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Jujuy-El Cadillal Airport, PJ (JUJ/SASJ) |
| Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Airport, BA (AEP/SABE) | |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Andes Líneas Aéreas flight OY855 diverted to Tucumán, Argentina, after one of the engines was shut down in flight after suffering a loss in oil pressure and quantity.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.iprofesional.com/notas/264578-motor-desperfecto-tucuman-amdes-Por-una-falla-mecanica-un-avion-de-Andes-aterrizo-de-emergencia-en-Tucuman
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 May 2001 | EC-FXI | Spanair | 0 | Liverpool International Airport (LPL) |  |
sub |
Location
Media:
@liveatc OY855 (route JUJ-AEP, MD83 LV-BEG) just did an emergency landing, RW 02 TUC, after engine flameout.
— eielef (@eielef) March 7, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2018 13:17 | harro | Added |
| 08-Mar-2018 06:37 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Mar-2018 09:12 | harro | Updated [Time, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Sep-2020 07:57 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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