Saudi Arabian A321 near Jeddah on May 17th 2018, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: August 3, 2018 / 17:30:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 17, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Flight number
SV-632
Departure
Amman, Jordan
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
HZ-ASU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Saudi Arabia's reported a first examination found damage to the low pressure compressor, high pressure compressor, high pressure turbine and low pressure turbine, the low pressure and high pressure spools were locked together. The engine is being further torn down to explore the root cause. The occurrence was rated an incident and is being investigated.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 17, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Flight number
SV-632
Departure
Amman, Jordan
Destination
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
HZ-ASU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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