Uzbekistan B788 near Trabzon on May 25th 2022, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: May 26, 2022 / 14:45:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 25, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
HY-273

Destination
Istanbul, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
UK78702

ICAO Type Designator
B788

An Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 787-8, registration UK78702 performing flight HY-273 from Tashkent (Uzbekistan) to Istanbul (Turkey) with 240 people on board, was enroute at FL400 about 90 eastsoutheast of Trabzon (Turkey) when the crew decided to divert to Trabzon due to technical reasons. The aircraft landed safely on runway 11 about 40 minutes later.

The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Trabzon due to technical reasons. A replacement aircraft was dispatched, the passengers were taken to hotels.

A passenger reported they were diverting on single engine (GEnx).

A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration UK67003 was dispatched from Tashkent to Trabzon as flight HY-3273, resumed the flight and reached Istanbul with a delay of about 14 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Trabzon about 22 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 25, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
HY-273

Destination
Istanbul, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
UK78702

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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