Emergency landing in Russia

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A Russian plane carrying 155 passengers rolled off a runway while making an emergency landing at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on Saturday, killing two people and injuring dozens, Interfax news agency reported.

The Tupolev liner, operated by Dagestan Airlines, took off from Vnukovo Airport, also outside Moscow, and made an emergency landing after all three of its engines failed, news agencies reported.

“According to preliminary information two people have died as a result of the emergency landing of the Tu-154 at Domodedovo Airport, and tens were injured,” Tatiana Morozova, spokeswoman for Moscow’s regional investigative committee for transport, told Interfax.

Nearly two dozen ambulances were on their way to the site of the accident, Interfax reported.

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At least two people died and 40 others were injured after a Tupolev plane from Daghestan Airlines company went off the runway during an emergency landing made Saturday on Domodedovo airport in Moscow.

It seems that the three engines of the aircraft had crashed. The airport said that in aircraft Tu-154 were 155 people.

According to spokesman of Russian Emergencies Ministry, around 40 people were injured. Sixty members of rescue teams, fire brigades and psychologists have reached the spot.

A source from Domodedovo airport said about 50 people, including some seriously injured were hospitalized.

"Passengers on the aircraft were sent to the airport building to be examined by medical personnel. People with more serious injuries were hospitalized, said the quoted official.

A source said the company Dagestan Airlines aircraft as a backup is ready to take passengers from the damaged plane.

The plane took off from Moscow's Vnukovo airport at 14.07 local time , bound for Makhachkala, a city in southern Russia.

Tupolev-154 plane was damaged after it skidded off the runway during landing.

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Here is one just out of overhaul:

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Two engines on Tu-154 failed after 'instability' in fuel supply

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/12/05/350551/two-engines-on-tu-154-failed-after-instability-in-fuel.html

Instruments on board the crashed Dagestan Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 had indicated fluctuations in the supply of fuel to the engines before two of them shut down in flight.

Initial information from the flight-data recorder shows that the instability showed up around eight minutes after the aircraft departed Moscow Vnukovo for Makhachkala, as the aircraft passed an altitude of 6,500m (21,300ft).

Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee says the fuel supply to all three engines was affected.

The aircraft continued to climb but, on reaching 9,000m, the left- and right-hand Soloviev D-30KU powerplants shut down leaving only the central engine available.

After the loss of power to the two engines, the crew put the tri-jet into a descent in order to carry out an emergency landing at Moscow Domodedovo.

While the central engine underwent a "period of instability" its operational status was "restored and maintained" until the aircraft landed at 14:36, some 35min after the engines were started.

The aircraft had been carrying 19.5t of fuel. Vnukovo Airport's operator has already checked the fuel supply and confirmed it meets required regulatory standards.

"The investigating commission is examining possible causes of the de-activation of the [left and right] engines during flight, and its impact on the performance of other aircraft systems," says MAK.

Both the primary flight-data recorder and a secondary data recorder contain a record of the incident. MAK says it is focused on retrieving the cockpit-voice recorder from the aircraft.