Virgin Atlantic A346 at New York on Jan 12th 2018, engine oil leak

Last Update: January 13, 2018 / 19:16:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 12, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
VS-3

Aircraft Registration
G-VWEB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600

ICAO Type Designator
A346

A Virgin Atlantic Airways Airbus A340-600, registration G-VWEB performing flight VS-3 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was descending towards New York when the crew declared PAN reporting a engine (Trent 556) #1 oil leak. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 22L in low visibility and wind shear alert. After landing the crew advised they were able to taxi to the apron on own power, no further assistance was needed.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 12, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
VS-3

Aircraft Registration
G-VWEB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600

ICAO Type Designator
A346

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