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| Date: | Friday 16 August 2013 |
| Time: | 08:23 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-500 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Antrak Air Ghana, lsf Swift Air |
| Registration: | EC-KUL |
| MSN: | 809 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | Pratt Whitney PW-127M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 73 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Tamale Airport (TML/DGLE) -
 Ghana
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tamale Airport (TML/DGLE) |
| Accra-Kotoka Airport (ACC/DGAA) | |
| Investigating agency: | AIB Ghana |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
After take off and on reaching 9000ft (FL 90), the master and caution warning illuminated indicating an engine fire on the port engine. Necessary procedures were followed by the crew and after 6-7 minutes the fire extinguished (both fire bottles were used) and therefore proceeded to land.
Sources:
https://web.archive.org/web/20140724025910/http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2013/2013.semaine.34.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2024 08:46 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 14-Nov-2024 08:48 | ASN | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2024 08:48 | ASN | Updated |
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