Nordwind B772 near Delhi on Feb 4th 2018, engine trouble
Last Update: February 6, 2018 / 22:30:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 4, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine trouble
Airline
Nordwind Airlines
Flight number
N4-2477
Departure
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia
Destination
Phuket, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BUD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VP-BSP as well as a replacement Airbus A321-200 registration VP-BHN were dispatched to Delhi and reached Delhi about 20 hours after VQ-BUD landed. Both replacement aircraft departed about 29 hours after landing of VQ-BUD and took the passengers to Phuket.
According to local and Russian media the 390 passengers were kept on board of VQ-BUD for about 9 hours until all Visa issues were sorted out and the passengers could be taken to hotels.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Delhi about 72 hours after landing.
Rosaviatsia reported the right hand engine rolled back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 4, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine trouble
Airline
Nordwind Airlines
Flight number
N4-2477
Departure
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia
Destination
Phuket, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BUD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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