Incident Boeing 737-8GU (WL) VQ-BQQ,
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Date:Sunday 20 March 2016
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-8GU (WL)
Owner/operator:UTAir
Registration: VQ-BQQ
MSN: 37552/3620
Year of manufacture:2011
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 112
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Moscow-Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) -   Russia
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:IATA: VKO, ICAO: UUWW
Destination airport:IATA: SGC, ICAO: USRR
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
UTAir flight UT247 returned to land at Moscow-Vnukovo International Airport, Russia following engine vibrations.
The aircraft circled to burn fuel and landed back at the airport 2 hours and 20 minutes after takeoff.

Sources:

https://tvrain.ru/news/utair-405825/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vq-bqq/#927a0bb
https://rg.ru/2016/03/20/reg-cfo/ekstrennye-sluzhby-vnukovo-prigotovilis-k-ekstrennoj-posadke-boeing-737.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Mar-2016 19:44 Hans Gruber Added
21-Mar-2016 19:49 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative]

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