MEA A21N near Athens on Aug 26th 2022, engine trouble
Last Update: August 30, 2022 / 12:21:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 26, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine trouble
Airline
MEA Middle East Airlines
Flight number
ME-203
Departure
Beirut, Lebanon
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
T7-ME7
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
A replacement A21N registration T7-ME9 was dispatched to Athens, resumed the flight and reached London with a delay of about 10 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Athens about 79 hours (3 days 7 hours) after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 26, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine trouble
Airline
MEA Middle East Airlines
Flight number
ME-203
Departure
Beirut, Lebanon
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
T7-ME7
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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