A Trigana Air Boeing 737-500 bound for Wamena, Highland Papua was emergency evacuated after an engine fire at Sentani Airport, Jayapura, Papua
Trigana Air flight IL237, operated by a Boeing 737-500, was preparing to depart from Sentani Airport (DJJ). The aircraft was conducting a scheduled service to Wamena Airport (WMX), Highland Papua with 121 passengers on board.
Trigana Air IL237 Sentani Airport
As the flight prepared to taxi on the hardstanding area, flames were seen emitting from the aircraft’s left hand engine.
As a result, flight crew aborted the taxi procedure and the aircraft was disembarked via emergency escape exits and slides.
Video footage which has surfaced on the social media shows large numbers of passengers had disembarked onto the wing area via over wing exits. Many then completed the disembarkation by stepping down from the wing trailing edge to the ground.
According to a brief statement issued by a Sentani Airport spokesperson, a small number of passengers sustained minor injuries as a result of attempting to exit the aircraft.
It is understood that those suffering minor injuries were then treated at an airport health facility.
The ground incident will now become the subject of an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC).
Aircraft Details
The aircraft conducting the IL237 regional service to Wamena Airport was a Boeing 737-500, registered PK-YSC. This is a 32.6-year-old narrowbody aircraft belonging to the carrier Trigana Air. It has been an operational service with the airline since September 2020.
Prior to its present service, the aircraft has passed through the hands of several airline operators. Notably, it was originally operated by LOT Polish Airlines from its initial delivery from the factory in May 1992. It then saw service with SAS Scandinavian airlines from April 1993.
Trigana Air is an Indonesian airline, headquartered in Jakarta. The carrier operates to around 20 destinations throughout Indonesia, with a particular focus on Western New Guinea.
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