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| Date: | Sunday 15 December 2024 |
| Time: | 17:40 UTC |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
| Owner/operator: | Laser Airlines |
| Registration: | YV2945 |
| MSN: | 49564/1486 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-200 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Curaçao-Hato International Airport (CUR/TNCC) -
 Curaçao
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Curaçao-Hato International Airport (CUR/TNCC) |
| Caracas-Simón Bolívar International Airport (CCS/SVMI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Laser Airlines flight QL763, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, made an immediate return after takeoff from Curaçao-Hato International Airport (CUR) as a result of an engine failure.
The flight took off from runway 11 at 17:39 and landed on runway 29, 21 minutes later.
METAR:
TNCC 151700Z 12012KT 080V160 9999 FEW022 33/23 Q1010 NOSIG
TNCC 151800Z 13013KT 080V180 9999 FEW023 33/25 Q1010 NOSIG
Sources:
https://www.surinametimes.com/laser-toestel-in-de-problemen-noodlanding-op-hato/
https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/local/laser-aircraft-faces-trouble-emergency-landing-at-hato/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/yv2945#385c1998
https://archive.liveatc.net/tncc/TNCC3-Tower-Dec-15-2024-1730Z.mp3
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 March 2014 | YV2945 | Laser Airlines | 0 | Valencia-Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN/SVVA) |  |
min |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
| 14 March 2025 | YV2945 | Laser Airlines | 0 | N of Caracas | |
unk |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2024 09:21 | ASN | Added |
| 17-Dec-2024 09:23 | ASN | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Dec-2024 09:29 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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