Emirates A388 near Dubai on Oct 16th 2023, engine trouble

Last Update: October 17, 2023 / 11:49:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 16, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
EK-412

Aircraft Registration
A6-EVF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800

ICAO Type Designator
A388

An Emirates Airbus A380-800, registration A6-EVF performing flight EK-412 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Sydney,NS (Australia), was climbing out of Dubai when passengers heard a number of compressor stalls shortly followed by the crew levelling off at FL250. After working the checklists the crew decided to return to Dubai, dumped fuel and landed safely back on Dubai's runway 30L about 2:20 hours after departure.

A replacement Airbus A380-800 registration A6-EVP reached Sydney with a delay of about 12 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 24 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 16, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
EK-412

Aircraft Registration
A6-EVF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800

ICAO Type Designator
A388

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