From the Tampa Bay Times:
Allegiant Air Flight Declares Emergency in Phoenix After Engine Failure
April 29, 2016 11:24am
An Allegiant Air flight landing in Arizona made an emergency landing Thursday after an engine failure.
An internal Allegiant memo obtained by the Tampa Bay Times said the incident occurred on Flight 175 that took off from Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco, Wash., and was landing at Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport in Arizona at about 4 p.m.
The aircraft was landing when gusty conditions forced the pilots to apply thrust and make a "go-around." That is when the engine either failed due to a mechanical problem. The memo did not say what the plane's altitude was when the decision to abort the landing was made.
"The crew declared an emergency and safely landed on the subsequent approach," said the Allegiant memo to members of the airline's operations and maintenance teams. The aircraft carried 131 passengers and six crew members.
A recording of the pilot's communications with the tower confirm an engine failure on landing.
Allegiant officials did not respond for a request seeking comment Friday.
"No immediate corrective action to policy, procedure or training were found to be needed," the Allegiant memo said. "All crew members performed their duties as trained."
The incident comes as Allegiant is under increased scrutiny by the FAA, which is conducting a detailed, 90-day inspection of the airline. The survey is normally done for all commercial carriers every five years. But the FAA said it moved up Allegiant's inspection by about two years because of several incidents related to safety.
In recent weeks, Allegiant leaders have gone further than they ever have in acknowledging they are taking steps to improve the safety and reliability of their aircraft, which are among the oldest in the U.S. airline industry.
After a series of emergency landings at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport last year, Allegiant replaced its local management team and vowed to hire five mechanics to handle maintenance issues in the area, the airline's CEO, Maurice Gallagher Jr., said last week to local politicos during an event sponsored by state Sen. Jack Latvala.
Allegiant is one of the nation's fastest-growing airlines and is headquartered in Las Vegas. It carried about 95 percent of the St. Pete-Clearwater airport's record 1.6 million passengers in 2015.
Allegiant Air flight declares emergency in Phoenix after engine failure | Tampa Bay Times
As the article above mentions, the feds are all over Allegiant lately after some recent incidents:
FAA investigating Allegiant Air after high-profile incidents | TBO.com and The Tampa Tribune