Egypt B738 near Jeddah on Jan 8th 2025, engine failure
Last Update: January 10, 2025 / 17:48:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 8, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
Egypt Air
Flight number
MS-852
Departure
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Destination
Cairo, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
SU-GDZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
According to information The Aviation Herald the engine was subsequently found substantially damaged and seized.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to have some technical procedures applied. The passengers were rebooked onto two flights from Jeddah to Cairo.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Jeddah about 57 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 8, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine failure
Airline
Egypt Air
Flight number
MS-852
Departure
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Destination
Cairo, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
SU-GDZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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