Aeromexico B738 near Hermosillo on Oct 9th 2017, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: October 15, 2017 / 21:17:17 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 9, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aeromexico
Flight number
AM-774
Departure
Guadalajara, Mexico
Destination
Tijuana, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
XA-MIA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A ground observer reported the aircraft landed with an engine shut down.
A passenger reported the aircraft was enroute about one hour into the flight when without warning there was loud noise and flashes from the left hand wing, the aircraft rolled violently to the left. About 10 seconds later the aircraft became stable again, the crew shortly afterwards announced there had been turbulence and they were diverting to Hermosillo. After landing in Hermosillo it emerged that there had been sort of an engine failure.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 9, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aeromexico
Flight number
AM-774
Departure
Guadalajara, Mexico
Destination
Tijuana, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
XA-MIA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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