India B772 near Magadan on Jun 6th 2023, engine problem
Last Update: June 6, 2023 / 18:45:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 6, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-173
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
VT-ALH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The airline reported first the aircraft diverted due to unavoidable reasons and later stated there were technical problems with one of the engines.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Magadan about 8 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 6, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-173
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
VT-ALH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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