Incident: Volga Dnepr A124 at Anchorage on
May 6th 2020, engine fire
An-124 Farnborough 2018 - Foto: Per Gram
A Volga Dnepr Antonov AN-124, registration RA-82043
performing flight VI-3175 from Anchorage,AK (USA) to Khabarovsk (Russia) with
13 crew on board, was climbing out of Anchorage's runway 15 when the crew
reported the failure of the #1 engine (D-18T, outboard left hand) and
requested to return to Anchorage. The aircraft was cleared to maintain 2000
feet and received radar vectors. Upon contacting departure the crew again
indicated Mayday Mayday Mayday reporting they did have a fire which was
extinguished by now, ATC queried engine fire, which the crew affirmed. The
crew requested runway 07R for the return and was vectored for an ILS approach
to runway 07R. The aircraft landed safely on runway 07R about 12 minutes
after departure. Emergency services reported the aircraft was safe to taxi
in.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Anchorage for 22 hours, then departed again and is currently enroute to Khabarovsk. |
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