Batik Malaysia B38M at Melbourne on Nov 25th 2025, engine failure

Last Update: November 25, 2025 / 18:08:20 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 25, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine failure

Airline
Batik Air Malaysia

Flight number
OD-178

Departure
Melbourne, Australia

Destination
Denpasar, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
9M-LRP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

A Batik Air Malaysia Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration 9M-LRP performing flight OD-178 from Melbourne,VI (Australia) to Denpasar (Indonesia), was climbing out of Melbourne's runway 34 when the crew reported the failure of their left hand engine (Leap), levelled off at 6000 feet and entered a hold. The aircraft returned to Melbourne for a safe landing on runway 16 about 50 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Melbourne about 19.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 25, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine failure

Airline
Batik Air Malaysia

Flight number
OD-178

Departure
Melbourne, Australia

Destination
Denpasar, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
9M-LRP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

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