Serious incident to an ATR 72 operated by West Atlantic on 07/03/2023 near Belfast

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United Kingdom authorities:

Rudder restriction in flight and taxiing.

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General information
Local date	07/03/2023
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	United Kingdom
Location	Vers AD Belfast
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2023-0072

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	United Kingdom (West atlantic)
Manufacturer / Model	ATR - ATR72
Aircraft Registration	G-NPTF
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point	United Kingdom - EGNX (EMA): Nottingham East Midlands
Planned destination	United Kingdom - EGAA (BFS): Belfast/Aldergrove
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	192
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Cargo - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.