Primera B737-7Q8 msn 28210 departed Shannon after a maintenance check late last night but returned shortly afterwards with the number 1 engine shut down. The aircraft had been on a check with Air Atlanta since March 12 when it arrived from Chateauroux in France as TF-NBA. Last night's flight was positioning out empty with a crew of three on board. The aircraft departed Shannon on Saturday night at 23.39z as flight number JXX 9701, but approximately 30 miles southwest of Dublin and in the climb the crew requested a return to Shannon with an engine shut down due to a 'loss of oil'. The crew subsequently declared 'Mayday' and the aircraft continued in the descent towards the Ennis NDB to lose height before turning in for finals on Runway 24.
The aircraft landed at 00.22z with the full airport fire and rescue service in attendance. TF-JXG taxied off the runway at 'Alpha' and made it's own way back to the Air Atlanta hangar. For the record TF-JXG retains the same hex code as it's previous identity TF-NBA - 4CC47B.
Pictured above TF-JXG sits outside the Air Atlanta hangar this afternoon, none the worse for it's midnight excursion.
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