West Atlantic ATR 72-202 suffered “significant electrical issues”, report finds

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has published its report into a “serious incident” with an ATR 72-202(F) aircraft, which “suffered significant electrical issues and loss of instruments on approach to East Midlands Airport.” The incident had occurred in January 17, 2023. According to Airline Economics research, the aircraft was operated by dedicated cargo airline West Atlantic. A spokesperson for AAIB declined to confirm the operator. The company had received its first ATR 72 freighter aircraft on January 2021. The electrical fault had caused the loss of co-pilots flight instrument displays and triggered a number of warnings and cautions. The aircraft