ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137356
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| Date: | 10-JUL-2011 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Tupolev 154 |
| Operator: | Kogalymavia |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 150 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Antalya Airport -
 Turkey
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Antalya |
| Samara |
Media reports indicate the airplane suffered an engine fire.
Dozens of Russian tourists in Turkey refused to fly home after deciding their plane was unsafe.
They say one of the engines on the Tupolev-154 caught fire just before takeoff. The passengers say that when firefighters came to put out the flames, they insisted on being transferred to another plane.
They slept the night at the airport, but in the morning were offered the same plane.
The pilots explained that there had been no fire. The firefighters were just cooling the engine, they said, which had got too hot in the Turkish sun.
Sources:
http://themoscownews.com/russia/20110711/188828969.html
http://rt.com/news/prime-time/tupolev-turkey-tourists-scandal/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2011 05:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Jul-2011 11:33 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2011 01:14 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2011 12:28 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
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