Incident: Mandarin AT72 at Kaohsiung on May 16th 2025, engine cover opened in flight

A Mandarin Airlines Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration B-16853 performing flight AE-301 from Kaohsiung to Kinmen (Taiwan), was climbing out of Kaohsiung's runway 09 when the crew stopped the climb at about 4000 feet due to the left hand engine (PW127M) cover opening in flight. The crew decided to return to Kaohsiung and landed safely on runway 09 about 15 minutes after departure.

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