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Anniversary Statement: ATR 72-212A 600, EI-GPN

Partial electrical systems failure during approach, Belfast City Airport, 19 September 2022.

This statement provides an update on the ongoing AAIB investigation into a serious incident involving an ATR 72 which suffered a partial loss of electrical systems on approach to Belfast City Airport on 19 September 2022.

The investigation has identified that the loss of electrical systems was caused by the failure of an electrical connector which resulted in the loss of DC power to the standby and emergency bus bars.

The final report into this serious incident will be published in due course.

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Published 19 September 2023