Finnair A333 over Canada on Apr 28th 2024, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: May 2, 2024 / 07:16:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 28, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Finnair

Flight number
AY-10

Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Destination
Helsinki, Finland

Aircraft Registration
OH-LTM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A Finnair Airbus A330-300, registration OH-LTM performing flight AY-10 (dep Apr 27th) from Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) to Helsinki (Finland) with 194 passengers and 12 crew, was enroute at FL350 about 450nm north of Montreal,QC (Canada) when the crew reported they had needed to shut the #1 engine (CF6, left hand) down. The aircraft drifted down to FL220 and turned southbound to divert to New York JFK,NY (USA), where the aircraft landed safely on runway 22L about 2:20 hours after leaving FL350.

A listener on frequency reported the crew declared PAN PAN due to the failure of an engine.

The airline reported the crew needed to shut the #2 engine (right hand) down following an engine failure.

On May 1st 2024 the Canadian TSB reported the crew observed about 1.5 hours after departure the engine oil quantity for the #1 engine was dropping, engine oil pressure and temperature remained normal however. Some time later the crew observed the oil pressure began fluctuating and gradually decrease. Approximately one hour after noticing the decreasing oil quantity the crew received indication the oil pressure had decreased to 10psi, a message activated to shut the engine down. The crew shut the engine down and diverted to JFK, where the aircraft landed safely. Maintenance determined there had been an oil leak at a gasket starter seal.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 28, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Finnair

Flight number
AY-10

Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Destination
Helsinki, Finland

Aircraft Registration
OH-LTM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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