McDonnell Douglas MD-82

Summary

On 12 May 2005 at about 07:21 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, operated by Alitalia, was involved in an incident near Rome, Italy. The number of people on board was not recorded. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 May 2005 at 07:21

Classification

Incident

Location

Rome, Italy

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

McDonnell Douglas MD-82

Registration

Not recorded

Category

Airplane

Operator

Alitalia

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rome → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG05RA020

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On May 12, 2005, an Alitalia McDonnell Douglas MD-82, experienced a loss of power from the left engine, a Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217C, about two minutes after takeoff from the Leonardo da Vinci Airport, Rome, Italy. The pilots shutdown the engine, declared an emergency, and returned to Rome for an uneventful single -engine landing. The investigation of this incident is under the jurisdiction of the Agnezia nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV). This report is for infomrational purposes only and contains information that was released by or obtained from the Government of Italy. Further information pertaining to this incident may be obtained from: Agenzia Nazional per la Sicurezza del Volo Via A. Benigni, 53-00156 Rome, Italy

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.