An-148
Passenger plane An-148, carrying out a night flight from Penza to Sochi collided with a flock of birds. The result was the disabled one of the engines. On Saturday, July 22, reports “Interfax” citing a source in air traffic control services.
“The commander reported the collision with a bird during climb, and later on suspicion of failure of one engine. The aircraft was immediately directed to the alternate aerodrome in the Saratov to execute a forced landing,” said the source.
The crew managed to land the plane, in which there were about 80 passengers on one engine. Equipment, examining Board, found traces of collision, one of the engines was damaged fan blades, which he failed.
Passengers had to spend some time at the airport of Saratov in the waiting reserve Board, after which they continued their flight.
In August 2016, the plane L-410 of airlines “Khabarovsk airlines”, carrying out flight the Chumikan — Nikolaevsk-on-Amur — Khabarovsk, made an emergency landing with an inoperative left engine. On Board were 2 crew and 12 passengers. According to the commander of the aircraft, during flight on-Board system indicated engine trouble. In accordance with the rules he decided on his trip.
An-148 — short-haul aircraft of Russian-Ukrainian production. The liner is designed to carry 70-80 passengers at a distance of 4.5 thousand kilometers. The first commercial flight in Russia the machine is made 21 Dec 2009.