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| Date: | Wednesday 19 March 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3 |
| Owner/operator: | Tropicair |
| Registration: | P2-MEH |
| MSN: | 525B-0027 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) -
 Papua New Guinea
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Port Moresby-Jacksons International Airport (POM/AYPY) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft took off and the alleged event was that a set of door keys was ingested into the left hand engine.
The N1 turbine fan requires replacement before further flight.
Sources:
Internal reporting and information received from the MRO in Australia.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 April 2015 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | Enroute between Port Moresby and Brisbane | |
min |
| 10 June 2018 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | Hoskins Airport, West New Britain | |
sub |
| 29 October 2020 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | 40nm NE of Port Moresby | |
non |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
| 8 January 2025 | P2-MEH | Tropicair | 0 | Avalon Airport (AVV/YMAV), Avalon, VIC |  |
non |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2025 08:43 | Petropavlovsk | Added |
| 02-Apr-2025 08:45 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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