ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204229
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| Date: | Monday 4 September 2017 |
| Time: | 11:47 UTC |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | FIGAS - Falkland Islands Government Air Service |
| Registration: | VP-FBR |
| MSN: | 2252 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 9 nm south of Mount Pleasant Airport -
 Falkland Islands
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Approximately 10 minutes after takeoff the commander heard a loud “bang”, which was accompanied by strong vibration and white smoke was seen emanating from the left engine. He shut down the engine in accordance with the emergency procedure and commenced a shallow dive to increase airspeed until the smoke had ceased. A MAYDAY was declared and the aircraft returned to Mount Pleasant Airport where it landed without further incident.
Initial inspection found a hole in the left engine top cowling. When the cowling was removed, a hole in the crankcase and some liberated internal engine parts were apparent.
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Jan-2018 13:56 | harro | Added |
| 12-Jan-2018 14:14 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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