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| Date: | Saturday 15 July 2006 |
| Time: | 18:22 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-202 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Madrid |
| Registration: | EC-IYN |
| MSN: | 211 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80E1A4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU) -
 Ecuador
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU) |
| Guayaquil-José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE/SEGU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
At 18:22, while taking off from runway 17 on its way to Guayaquil and then to Madrid-Barajas, the Airbus A330-200 suffered a series of compressor stalls on one of its engines, and it was notified by the ATC tower that there was fire coming out of that same engine. The ascent rate decreased, and the plane turned around due east over the city, making loud sounds and causing panic among the people living near the airport.
Thankfully, the plane landed back at Quito at 18:28, and the passengers disembarked unharmed. The A330 was grounded at Mariscal Sucre AFB apron in Quito's Airport for at least 8 days until mechanics from Spain arrived to change the engine.
Sources:
https://www.lahora.com.ec/noticias/18-aeropuerto-en-el-centro-un-peligro/
https://www.lahora.com.ec/noticias/5-air-madrid-maltrata-a-ecuatorianos/
History of this aircraft
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| Collision with other aircraft on apron | ||||||
| 23 August 2018 | CS-TQP | XL Airways France, lsf Hi Fly | 0 | Aimé Césaire Int Airport, Fort-de-France |  |
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| Bird strike | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2025 11:47 | Diogo da Conceicao | Added |
| 03-Apr-2025 06:08 | Diogo da Conceicao | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 03-Apr-2025 06:09 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
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