Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On January 14, 2011, an Estonia Air Boeing 737-500, registered in Estonia as ES-ABL, lost power from the right engine, a CFMI CFM56-3C1, at FL 360 and returned back to Vilnius, Lithuania. The airplane was operating on a regularly scheduled flight from Vilnius to Stockholm, Sweden. After landing, metal chips were found on the right engine's accessory gearbox magnetic chip detector. There were no reported injuries.
The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Estonia. Further information may be obtained from:
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Crisis Management Department
Harju 11
Tallinn, Estonia
Phone: +372 62 56 342
Fax: +372 6 313 660
Email: info@mkm.ee
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ENG11WA041