On 28 July 2018, a right engine compressor stall on an ATR72-500 bound for Port Vila followed by smoke in the passenger cabin led to a MAYDAY declaration and shutdown of the malfunctioning engine. The subsequent single engine landing at destination ended in a veer-off and collision with two unoccupied parked aircraft. The Investigation noted the disorganised manner in which abnormal/emergency and normal checklists had been actioned and found that the Before Landing Checklist had not been run which resulted in the rudder limiter being left in high speed mode making single engine directional control on the ground effectively impossible.
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On 28 July 2018, an ATR72-500 (YJ-AV71) being operated by Air Vanuatu on a domestic passenger flight from Tanna to Port Vila. during which type conversion line training for the First Officer was being performed, suffered a sudden failure of the right engine that reportedly led to significant smoke appearing in the passenger cabin. A MAYDAY was declared on that account but an apparently unrelated landing accident subsequently occurred when the aircraft veered off the destination landing runway soon after touchdown and collided with two unoccupied parked aircraft. All three aircraft were damaged, but no occupants on the in-service aircraft were injured.
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