PAL B773 near Tokyo on Aug 2nd 2018, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: August 2, 2018 / 22:59:40 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 2, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PR-116

Aircraft Registration
RP-C7772

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A PAL Philippine Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration RP-C7772 performing flight PR-116 (dep Aug 1st) from Manila (Philippines) to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 387 people on board, was enroute at FL310 over the Philippine Sea when the crew observed a low oil pressure indication for the left hand engine (GE90), shut the engine down and drifted down to FL195. The aircraft diverted to Tokyo's Haneda Airport for a safe landing on runway 34R.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Tokyo about 31 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 2, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PR-116

Aircraft Registration
RP-C7772

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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