Austral B788 near Jeddah on Sep 13th 2025, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: September 14, 2025 / 19:09:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 13, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Austral
Flight number
UU-973
Departure
Nairobi, Kenya
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-OLRB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
The airline reported a mechanical problem.
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration F-OREU was dispatched to Jeddah, resumed the flight and is estimated to reach Paris with a delay of about 24 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Jeddah about 20 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 13, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Austral
Flight number
UU-973
Departure
Nairobi, Kenya
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-OLRB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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