Iceland B752 near Vancouver on Jun 7th 2018, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: June 21, 2018 / 20:25:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 7, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Icelandair

Flight number
FI-696

Aircraft Registration
TF-LLX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

An Icelandair Boeing 757-200, registration TF-LLX performing flight FI-696 from Vancouver,BC (Canada) to Keflavik (Iceland) with 120 passengers and 6 crew, was about to level off at the assigned cruise level 350 when the crew received an overheat message for the left hand engine (RB211), declared emergency and initiated a return to Vancouver. The crew reduced the left engine to idle thrust, the overheat message persisted however prompting the crew to shut the engine down. The aircraft landed safely back on Vancouver's runway 08R about one hour after departure.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance performed an overweight landing inspection with no anomalies found. The left engine was inspected and the bleed ducts HP2 and HP6 as well as the heating system were replaced. An engine runup was performed with no anomaly.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 7, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Icelandair

Flight number
FI-696

Aircraft Registration
TF-LLX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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