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| Date: | Tuesday 28 December 2021 |
| Time: | 19:15 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-323 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Caraïbes |
| Registration: | F-ORLY |
| MSN: | 758 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW4168A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 47 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Princess Juliana Airport, Sint Maarten -
 Sint Maarten
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Sint Maarten-Juliana Airport (SXM/TNCM) |
| Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air Caraïbes flight TX527, an Airbus A330-323, suffered an engine failure after takeoff from Sint Maarten (SXM).
The flight crew stopped the climb at 2500 feet and issued PAN PAN-call, stating "one engine out" and requesting a turn back to the airfield.
The aircraft circled back and safely landed, 15 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://www.winnmediaskn.com/airplane-out-of-sxm-suffers-engine-failure-and-makes-emergency-landing-none-injured/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/tx527#2a5530ee
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2021 13:57 | harro | Added |
| 29-Dec-2021 13:58 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Dec-2021 13:59 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Dec-2021 14:10 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jul-2023 05:22 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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