Ethiopian B773 near Addis Ababa on Dec 14th 2024, technical problem with cargo hold, evacuation
Last Update: December 17, 2024 / 13:36:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 14, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Flight number
ET-612
Departure
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
ET-BBG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
A replacement Boeing 787-9 registration ET-AXT reached Dubai with a delay of about 12 hours.
Some aviation website spreads rumours that according to "unconfirmed reports" an engine (GE90) might have failed.
The airline stated: "Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 612 from Addis Ababa to Dubai experienced a technical issue approximately 30 minutes after takeoff on December 14, 2024. As a precautionary measure, the aircraft returned to Addis Ababa and landed safely."
According to ATC recordings The Aviation Herald received on Dec 16th 2024 the crew advised on approach they would stop on the runway and evacuate the aircraft, they requested tower to inform emergency services that the cargo hold should not be opened. After handoff to tower the communication with tower was routine until after landing, when tower instructed the crew to vacate the runway and change to ground frequency, the crew however advised they had just stopped on the runway and an evacuation was in progress.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Addis Ababa about 64 hours after landing.
The aircraft had arrived at Ethiopian Airlines on Dec 9th 2024 only after a positioning/delivery flight from Victorville,CA (USA) and began service with Ethiopian Airlines on Dec 12th 2024.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 14, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Flight number
ET-612
Departure
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
ET-BBG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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