Royal Flight B773 at Moscow on Nov 6th 2019, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: November 6, 2019 / 22:18:01 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 6, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
RL-7571

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BGP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A Royal Flight Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration VQ-BGP performing flight RL-7571 from Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) to Punta Cana (Dominican Republic) with 448 people on board, was climbing through FL220 when the crew received an oil pressure indication for one of the engines (GE90), shut the engine down, dumped fuel and returned to Moscow Sheremetyevo for a safe landing about 75 minutes after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 16 hours, then departed again and is estimated to reach Punta Cana with a delay of about 17 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 6, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
RL-7571

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BGP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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