Batik Malaysia B738 at Kuala Lumpur on Apr 12th 2026, engine problems
Last Update: April 13, 2026 / 17:02:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 12, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Batik Air Malaysia
Flight number
OD-293
Departure
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Destination
Male, Maldives
Aircraft Registration
9M-LNP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A passenger reported: "We had a left engine (CFM56) failure and were forced to turn back to KL."
A replacement Boeing 737-8 MAX registration 9M-LRG reached Male with a delay of about 5.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Kuala Lumpur about 37 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 12, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Batik Air Malaysia
Flight number
OD-293
Departure
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Destination
Male, Maldives
Aircraft Registration
9M-LNP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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