India B773 near Delhi on May 26th 2023, engine trouble

Last Update: May 26, 2023 / 17:48:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 26, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine trouble

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-185

Departure
Delhi, India

Destination
Vancouver, Canada

Aircraft Registration
VT-ALM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

An Air India Boeing 777-300, registration VT-ALM performing flight AI-185 from Delhi (India) to Vancouver,BC (Canada), was enroute at FL300 about 150nm northwest of Delhi when the crew entered a high altitude hold at FL300 due to problems with the right hand engine (GE90). The aircraft subsequently drifted down to FL220 and returned to Delhi for a safe landing about 100 minutes after the onset of trouble.

Passengers reported they observed sparks from the right hand engine, the aircraft subsequently dumped fuel and returned to Delhi.

The airline reported a "technical issue" prompted the return to Delhi indicating it had not been a bird strike.

A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration VT-ALT is estimated to reach Vancouver with a delay of about 8:15 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 26, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine trouble

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-185

Departure
Delhi, India

Destination
Vancouver, Canada

Aircraft Registration
VT-ALM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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