Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 9 June 2012
Aircraft Type: ATR 42-500 ?
Owner/operator: CSA Czech Airlines
Registration Number: OK-KFM
Location: Praha-Ruzyne International Airport (PRG) –
ÿ Czech Republic
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: The ATR-42-500 passenger plane.The ATR-42-500 passenger plane.
Category: Other
A significant fire destroyed an ATR-42-500 passenger plane at Prague, Czech Republic. A maintenance worker was injured, and the aircraft was engulfed in flames, resulting in its complete combustion. Another ATR-42 aircraft, the ATR-42 OK-JFK, experienced minor damage.A significant fire destroyed an ATR-42-500 passenger plane at Prague, Czech Republic. A maintenance worker was injured, and the aircraft was engulfed in flames, resulting in its complete combustion. Another ATR-42 aircraft, the ATR-42 OK-JFK, experienced minor damage.
Description
An ATR-42-500 passenger plane was destroyed in a fire at Prague, Czech Republic. One maintenance worker was injured. The airplane was parked inside Czech Airlines Technics’ Hangar F for maintenance when reportedly an explosion occurred, followed by a fire. The airplane burned out completely. Another airplane in the hangar, ATR-42 OK-JFK sustained some damage.
Source of Information
http://www.novinky.cz/domaci/270024-exploze-otrasla-ruzynskym-letistem-shorelo-letadlo-csa.html, http://zpravy.ihned.cz/cesko/c1-56094860-v-ruzynskem-hangaru-shorelo-letadlo-csa-vznikla-skoda-za-200-milionuhttp://www.novinky.cz/domaci/270024-exploze-otrasla-ruzynskym-letistem-shorelo-letadlo-csa.html, http://zpravy.ihned.cz/cesko/c1-56094860-v-ruzynskem-hangaru-shorelo-letadlo-csa-vznikla-skoda-za-200-milionuPrimary Cause
Explosion likely caused by an unknown event during maintenance.Explosion likely caused by an unknown event during maintenance.Share on:
