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| Date: | Tuesday 7 September 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-314 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Inuit |
| Registration: | C-FYAI |
| MSN: | 420 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW123 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | 180 nm SW of Kuujjuaq, QC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, QC (YQB/CYQB) |
| Kuujjuaq-Fort Chimo Airport, QC (YVP/CYVP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A DHC-8-314 operated by Air Inuit as AIE852, was on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight from Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport, QC (CYQB) to Kuujjuaq, QC (CYVP) with 21 passengers and 3 crew members on board. In cruise flight, at FL250, approximately 180 nautical miles southwest of CYVP, a fluctuation in the right engine oil pressure occurred. The crew completed the quick reference handbook (QRH) checklist, shut down the right engine (Pratt and Whitney Canada, PW123B) and declared a state of emergency (PAN PAN). The aircraft landed safely at CYVP. There were no injuries or damage.
Sources:
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 January 2015 | C-FYAI | Air Inuit | 0 | Umiujaq Airport, QC (YUD/CYMU) | |
min |
| Tailstrike | ||||||
| 19 May 2023 | C-FYAI | Air Inuit | 0 | near Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport, QC (CYUL) | |
unk |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2021 17:50 | harro | Added |
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