Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 14 September 2004
Aircraft Type: Ilyushin Il-76TD
Owner/operator: Silk Way Airlines
Registration Number: 4K-AZ31
Location: near Baku Airport (BAK) –
ÿ Azerbaijan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: No. 3 engine casing.No. 3 engine casing.
Category: Accident
An Ilyushin 4K-AZ31 aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure during a flight from Baku to Eindhoven. The no. 3 engine suffered an uncontained failure, resulting in significant damage to the no. 4 engine and fuselage. The pilot initiated a left turn and requested a return to the same runway, while the flight engineer attempted to extinguish the fire. The no. 4 engine subsequently caught fire, leading to the aircraft’s immediate landing back at Baku.An Ilyushin 4K-AZ31 aircraft experienced a catastrophic engine failure during a flight from Baku to Eindhoven. The no. 3 engine suffered an uncontained failure, resulting in significant damage to the no. 4 engine and fuselage. The pilot initiated a left turn and requested a return to the same runway, while the flight engineer attempted to extinguish the fire. The no. 4 engine subsequently caught fire, leading to the aircraft’s immediate landing back at Baku.
Description
Ilyushin 4K-AZ31 departed Baku (BAK) for Eindhoven (EIN). Some eleven minutes after takeoff, while climbing through an altitude of 3000 metres, the no. 3 engine suffered an uncontained failure. Debris destroyed the no. 3 engine casing, damaged the no. 4 engine as well as the fuselage. The pilot flying then made a left turn and permission was requested to return to land on the same runway at Baku. Meanwhile, the flight engineer tried to extinguish the no. 3 engine fire. A little later the no. 4 engine caught fire as well and was consequently shut down. Sixteen minutes after the emergency arose, the flight landed back at Baku with just the no. 1 and 2 engines developing power.
Primary Cause
Uncontained engine failure of the no. 3 engine.Uncontained engine failure of the no. 3 engine.Share on:
