Southwind B773 at Hurghada on Dec 23rd 2023, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: March 14, 2024 / 15:28:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 23, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Southwind Airlines

Flight number
SM-908

Departure
Ekaterinburg, Russia

Destination
Hurghada, Egypt

Aircraft Registration
TC-GRU

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A Southwind Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration TC-GRU performing flight SM-908 from Ekaterinburg (Russia) to Hurghada (Egypt), was on approach to Hurghada when the left hand engine (Trent 892) failed prompting the crew to shut the engine down. The crew entered a brief hold before continuing to land on Hurghada's runway 34R about 10 minutes later.

Germany's BFU reported an engine failed on approach. The BFU has joined the investigation because the engine was designed in Germany.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Hurghada on Mar 14th 2024 almost 3 months after landing in Hurghada.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 23, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Southwind Airlines

Flight number
SM-908

Departure
Ekaterinburg, Russia

Destination
Hurghada, Egypt

Aircraft Registration
TC-GRU

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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