Norwegian B788 over Labrador Sea on May 13th 2019, engine issues
Last Update: June 11, 2019 / 20:15:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Norwegian Long Haul
Flight number
DY-7055
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Orlando, United States
Aircraft Registration
LN-LNB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
The airline reported a mechancial problem prompted the diversion to Goose Bay.
A replacement Boeing 787-9 registration G-CKWE was dispatched from London Gatwick,EN to Goose Bay and is currently enroute at flight DY-7950 from Goose Bay to Orlando, where it is estimated to arrive with a delay of 12 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Goose Bay for 15 days and positioned to Oslo (Norway) on May 28th 2019.
On Jun 11th 2019 the Canadian TSB reported the aircraft was about 265nm (490km) northeast of Goose Bay when an EGT exceedance occurred followed by a roll back and vibrations of the left hand engine. The crew requested a descent and diversion to Goose Bay, completed the QRH memory items and checklists and performed a safe landing in Goose Bay with the #1 thrust lever at idle.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Norwegian Long Haul
Flight number
DY-7055
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Orlando, United States
Aircraft Registration
LN-LNB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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