Thai Lion B738 at Bangkok on Nov 24th 2023, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: November 25, 2023 / 09:52:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 24, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Thai Lion Air
Flight number
SL-538
Departure
Bangkok Don Mueang, Thailand
Destination
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
HS-LGJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A passenger reported the captain announced they had flown through a flock of birds at about 6000 feet, he suspected a bird was ingested into the right hand engine which needed to be shut down.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration HS-LGL reached Chiang Rai with a delay of about 3.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Bangkok about 29 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 24, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Thai Lion Air
Flight number
SL-538
Departure
Bangkok Don Mueang, Thailand
Destination
Chiang Rai, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
HS-LGJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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