India B773 at Delhi on Dec 22nd 2025, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: December 22, 2025 / 19:11:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 22, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-887
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Mumbai, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ALS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration VT-ALP reached Mumbai with a delay of about 7 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Delhi about 18 hours after landing.
India's DGCA reported the right hand engine's oil pressure dropped to zero during flaps retraction. The crew shut the engine down and returned to Delhi.
The airline reported a technical issue.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 22, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-887
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Mumbai, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-ALS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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