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Russia: Yakovlev Engine Failure


Pictured: A Tulpar Air Yakovlev Yak-42D in Dusseldorf Germany
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Contact photographer Sven Waerder

What: Tulpar Air Yakovlev Yak-42 en route from Kazan to Moscow
Where: Kazan
When: Nov 12th 2010
Who: 41 passengers
Why: Not long after take off, one of the engines had to be shut down. The pilot returned to Kazan where the plane made a safe landing. A replacement plane was provided for the passengers. This charter flight was to transport a soccer team, but they had to wait for the replacement jet.

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