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| Date: | Thursday 9 March 2023 |
| Time: | 09:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Shree Airlines |
| Registration: | 9N-ANR |
| MSN: | 4280 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW150 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 78 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Kathmandu -
 Nepal
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT) |
| Bhairawa Airport (BWA/VNBW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The crew of flight N9-821 received a fire warning in the right hand engine during the cruise phase. The flight returned to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan International Airport and made a uneventful landing.
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nepal-plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-indication-fire-engine-2023-03-09/
https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/shree-airlines-plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-detecting-fire-signal/
https://kathmandupost.com/national/2023/03/09/shree-airlines-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-following-fire-warning
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