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Far Eastern Air Transport Flight Makes Emergency Landing due to Engine Failure

July 3, 2018July 22, 2018

Far Eastern Air Transport flight FE-8026 made an emergency landing in Taipei, Taiwan, on July 2nd.

The plane flying from Magong, Taiwan, was on final approach to Taipei when the crew declared an emergency due to an engine failure.

The plane landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-five people aboard remained unharmed.

September 10, 2015

A TransAsia Airways plane, performing flight GE505, had to land with only one engine at Magong Airport, Penghu County, Taiwan, on September 8.

The pilot of the ATR 72-500 aircraft, en-route from Taipei Songshan to Magong, had to shut the right engine down after he detected an oil leak.

The plane landed safely.

There were 22 passengers and 4 crew members onboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.