# NTSB ENG18RA020: Avro RJ85, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 1, 2018

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 1, 2018, 08:35 local (08:35 UTC)
- Place: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-climb to cruise: Uncontained engine failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96839
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG18RA020
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96839/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG18RA020

## Factual narrative

On March 1, 2018, a Tez Jet Airline Avro RJ85, powered by four Honeywell (formally Lycoming) LF507-1F turbofan engines experienced an uncontained No. 1 (left most) engine turbine failure during climb. The airplane returned to the Bishkek-Manas International Airport, Bishkek, Kyrgzstan where an uneventful three engine landing was made. The investigation is being conducted by the Kyrgzstan Ministry of Transport and Communications, Department of Air Transport and Air Space Use. The NTSB is participating under ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacture for the engine.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-climb to cruise: Uncontained engine failure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/343) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: EX-27005 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AVRO RJ85
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: Honeywell LF507-1F turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: TEZ Jet LLC
- Registered owner: TEZ Jet LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: FRU, Bishkek-Manas International

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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