Ethiopian B789 at Addis Ababa on Nov 7th 2023, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: November 13, 2023 / 16:13:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 7, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
ET-500

Aircraft Registration
ET-AXK

ICAO Type Designator
B789

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration ET-AXK performing flight ET-500 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was climbing out of Addis Ababa's runway 07R when above FL200 the crew reported problems with an engine (GEnx), they suspected an engine fire and shut the engine down. The aircraft returned to Addis Ababa for a safe landing on runway 07R about 50 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 787-9 registration ET-AXS reached Rome with a delay of about 2.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Addis Ababa about 6 days after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 7, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
ET-500

Aircraft Registration
ET-AXK

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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