Preliminary reason given
One of the engines of the Il-76 transport aircraft began to burn during takeoff from the airfield in Dushanbe, as reported by Izvestia, citing several sources.
According to reports, one of the engines began to increase in temperature during takeoff, and during the climb it caught fire. The crew decided to dump fuel, turn around, and land the plane. No harm done.
The Telegram channel Baza channel with more than 1 million subscribers, in turn, reported that the plane caught fire while still on the ground: “According to preliminary data, on the night of October 19-20, a wheel on the plane exploded during acceleration, after which a fire started. The plane skidded off the runway and completely burned out.”
The engine of the Il-76 plane caught fire during takeoff
Later, the same source added that “the preliminary cause of the fire is the destruction of the wheel pneumatics during acceleration with subsequent entry of elements into the engine. It was because of this that the fire started in the engine. The plane skidded off the runway. The crew evacuated.”
It is worth adding that the Il-76 made its first flight on March 25, 1971, and the first production aircraft made its first flight on May 5, 1973. In total, over the years of production, 955 aircraft were produced, of which more than 100 were exported.
This week it was announced the creation of a completely new light military transport aircraft, the Il-212, which will replace both the An-26 and An-72.
A few days ago, due to a non-functioning engine, a Boeing 737 made an emergency landing in Novosibirsk. In September, an Airbus A320 plane made an emergency landing in a field near Novosibirsk.
