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Date: | Sunday 9 October 2022 |
Time: | 19:30 |
Type: | ATR 72-600 (72-212A) |
Owner/operator: | Eastern Airways |
Registration: | G-CMFI |
MSN: | 1312 |
Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 45 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | Serious incident |
Location: | Leeds-Bradford Airport, Yeadon, West Yorkshire (LBA/EGNM) -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | London-Biggin Hill Airport (BQH/EGKB) |
Destination airport: | Leeds/Bradford Airport (LBA/EGNM) |
Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Eastern Airways flight T3-9634 , an ATR 72-600, was on approach to Leeds/Bradford Airport (LBA) runway 14 when the crew reported fumes in the cockpit and declared an emergency. The aircraft landed safely and a rapid disembarkation was carried out. Among the passengers was the Leeds United football team.
=AAIB Conclusion=
The source of the fumes was confirmed to be the failure of static inverter 1. There was a Technical Progress Status report published by the manufacturer and an associated Airworthiness Operator Message indicating previous failures of static inverters which were not seen by the operator before the event. The operator introduced new procedures to ensure future AOM’s will be treated as safety bulletins.
A rapid disembarkation was carried out in the absence of a specific procedure. The operator intends to introduce additional checklists and guidance for crews choosing to conduct a rapid disembarkation in future"
The aircraft remained on the ground in Leeds for 5 days before returning to service.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | AAIB |
Report number: | AAIB-28713 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. AAIB Correspondence Report:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/659d27a748baa2000ebbe381/ATR_72-212_A_G-CMFI_01-24.pdf 2.
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-an-atr-72-operated-by-eastern-airways-on-09-10-2022-at-leeds-bradford/ 3.
https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/leeds-bradford-airport-release-statement-25220225 4.
https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2022-10-10/leeds-uniteds-plane-evacuated-after-smoke-smelt-on-board 5.
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/leeds-united-plane-evacuated-as-leeds-bradford-airport-issue-statement-on-emergency-procedures-3873184 6.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23036019.leeds-bradford-airport-issues-statement-emergency/ 7.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-63198919 8.
https://www.leedsallover.com/updates-provided-after-worrying-leeds-united-development-off-pitch-last-night/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
7 January 2023 |
G-CMFI |
Eastern Airways |
0 |
10 nm South East of Exeter, Devon |
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Location
Media:
G-CMFI, ATR 72-600 Eastern Airways, at Newquay, Cornwall 18 September 2022
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Oct-2022 17:01 |
harro |
Added |
25-Oct-2022 15:10 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
11-Jan-2024 17:33 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
11-Jan-2024 17:39 |
harro |
Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Accident report] |
11-Jan-2024 17:40 |
harro |
Updated [Other fatalities, Source] |