On February 16, an IrAero An 24 flying Irkutsk Ust Kut made an emergency landing in Irkutsk after an alarm in the fire auxiliary power unit. 48 passengers and four crew were aboard, no one was hurt, and the aircraft was undamaged. Rosaviatsia is investigating, and the passengers later flew to Ust Kut on another flight.
On February 16, in the afternoon, an An-24 aircraft that had taken off and was operating flight No. 159 on the route "Irkutsk — Ust-Kut" of the IrAero airline made an emergency landing in the regional center due to a fire in the fire auxiliary power unit. There were no injuries as a result of the incident.— The An-24 aircraft was operating a flight on the "Irkutsk-Ust-Kut" route; after takeoff, the alarm in the fire auxiliary power unit was triggered. The crew shut down the auxiliary power unit and landed normally at 14:50. At that moment, there were 48 passengers and four crew members on board the aircraft. There were no injuries, the aircraft has no damage and is technically sound. This aircraft has a valid airworthiness certificate. Rosaviatsia is currently investigating this aviation incident, - explained the public relations department of the IrAero airline.
We would add that the passengers of the aircraft that made an emergency landing in Irkutsk departed for Ust-Kut on February 17 at 08:17 in the morning.
As a reminder, on February 11, an IrAero airline aircraft veered off the runway at an airport in Yakutia. It was operating the "Lensk - Irkutsk" flight.