A Danu Oro Transportas Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-500 on behalf of DAT Danish Air Transport, registration LY-DAT performing flight DX-26 from Esbjerg to Billund (Denmark) with 7 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute when the crew received a fire indication for the right hand engine (PW127) and shut the engine down. The aircraft continued to Billund and was on final approach to Billund descending through 1000 feet AGL when the left hand engine emitted a loud bang and a large streak of flames. The crew kept the left hand engine running and continued for a safe landing in Billund.
A passenger reported one of the pilots after landing commented in passing that this became a close encounter.
The airline reported that the left hand engine was not on fire and was working at all times, it suffered what is being called a compressor stall. The experienced crew, following the problem of the left hand engine, even attempted to restart the right hand engine. There were 7 passengers and 6 crew on board.
Denmark’s HCL have opened an investigation into the occurrence.
The Aviation Herald
