Pictured: a VaynahAvia (Dagestan Airlines) Tupolev Tu-134B-3
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What: Dagestan Airlines Tupolev TU-154 en route from Makhachkala Russia to Sharjah
Where: Makhachkala
When: Nov 24th 2009
Who: 55 passengers and 12 crew
Why: After take-off, there were complications with an engine, prompting the flight crew to shut it down. The flight returned to the airport and made a safe landing. Passengers debarked and were provided alternative transportation.

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