Two Avro RJs of Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA) diverted to Malmö on 10 August due to unusual engine sounds. RJ85 SE-DJN (msn E2231) went first. Her crew detected unusual sounds soon after departing Göteborg on flight TF8238 to Kefallinia. They diverted to Malmö and landed safely. A few hours later, […]
Cobham Aviation Services Avro RJ85 VH-NJW (msn E2329) was damaged in a ground accident at Perth Airport on 30 July. She was departing the passenger terminal on a FIFO flight to the Granny Smith Gold Mine in Laverton, in Western Australia, when the brakes apparently failed and she hit a […]
Taban Air‘ Avro RJ85 EP-TBG (msn E2289) suffered substantial damage on 18 January when she was hit by a catering truck at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport after operating TBN6230 from Isfahan. Ironically, she had returned to service after an extended period of maintenance less than week earlier, on 12 June. With […]
Avro RJ100 SE-DST (msn E3247) of Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA) is being parted out. She suffered severe damage to her rudder on 26 December 2016, when she was hit by the winglet of an Airbus A340 being towed on an adjacent taxiway, and was eventually declared an insurance write-off. Her registration […]
SkyJet BAe 146-100 RP-C5255 (msn E1104) over-ran the runway at Busuanga Airport on 8 June when landing in heavy rain. She was operating flight M8 717 from Manila. None of the 86 passengers and crew on board were injured. The 146 is being assessed for damage. SkyJet has experienced several runway […]
Tez Jet has placed Avro RJ85 EX-27005 (msn E2305) back in service. EX-27005 had suffered an un-contained failure of its number 1 engine on 1 March. The crew shut down the engine and returned safelt to Bishkek. After an engine change, she made a test flight from Bishkek on 5 April. She […]
Tez Jet Avro RJ85 EX-27005 (msn E2305) suffered an uncontained failure of its number 1 engine on 1 March, while operating flight TEZ107 from Bishkek to Batken. Video taken by a passenger shows the left outboard engine’s nozzle tilted considerably off axis, and the aft part of the engine cowling […]
SkyJet BAe 146-200 RP-C3855 (msn E2087) over-ran the runway at Sayak Airport in Siargao on 27 February. She apparently hit some large birds as she was landing at Siargao at about 11:25 local time, after operating flight M8 421 from Manila. She came to a stop about 30 meters beyond the […]
BAe 146 C3 ZE707 (msn E2188) of the RAF’s 32 (The Royal) Squadron was damaged in a heavy landing at Birmingham on 1 February. She had been arriving from Edinburgh when she apparently ran into wind shear just prior to touchdown, and hit the runway hard, striking her tail. The […]
Avro RJ85 EI-RJG (msn E2344) of CityJet was damaged in a hard landing at Firenze on 23 March. She touched down hard on landing at the completion of WX281 from London City. None of the passengers and crew on board were injured, but the aircraft suffered substantial damage. The return flight was […]