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| Date: | Sunday 31 October 2021 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-214 Adv. (F) |
| Owner/operator: | Air Class Líneas Aéreas |
| Registration: | CX-CAR |
| MSN: | 21958/1533 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Over the River Plate -
 Uruguay
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Montevideo-Carrasco Airport (MVD/SUMU) |
| Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The crew reported fire on engine number 3 after taking off from Montevideo; the crew managed to control the situation and landed in Carrasco without trouble. The audio states the plane was loaded with 400 kg of dangerous merchandise.
Probable Cause.
Failure of the bleed duct material on the 8th stage of the compressor, on engine 3 of the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://twitter.com/avionesuy/status/1454924625243222018
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/cx-car#29b40ef7
Media:
? #mayday B727 de Airclass declara emergencia por fuego en el motor 3. Solicita vectores, completa listas de chequeo y aterriza sin novedad en Sumu.
— Avionesuy (@avionesuy) October 31, 2021
Gran labor de la tripulación, controladores y servicios de emergencia. ? pic.twitter.com/E2K43gUdkn
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2021 16:57 | poxipol | Added |
| 01-Nov-2021 16:58 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 06-Apr-2025 18:21 | ASN | Updated [Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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