What happened
On May 1, 2005, a British Aerospace BAE-14CO-200, registered as I-FLRI, was enroute from Florence, Italy, to Tirana, Albania. While the aircraft was climbing through 15,000 feet near Verona, Italy, the crew reported hearing a noise and feeling vibrations originating from the number two engine, a Honeywell ALF502R-5 turbofan.
Following the event, the pilots executed the engine fire/severed damage checklist procedures. The aircraft subsequently diverted to Verona, where the crew performed an uneventful landing using the remaining three engines.
The investigation
The investigation into the incident was conducted under the jurisdiction of the Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV). The primary focus of the mechanical examination involved an uncontained release of turbine material from the number two engine.