Star Air B762 near Munich on Apr 8th 2013, engine surge

Last Update: April 9, 2013 / 21:50:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 8, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Star Air Freight Maersk

Departure
Milan Orio, Italy

Destination
Cologne, Germany

Aircraft Registration
OY-SRH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-200

ICAO Type Designator
B762

A Star Air Freight Maersk Boeing 767-200 on behalf of UPS, registration OY-SRH performing freight flight SRR-6498 from Milan Orio (Italy) to Cologne (Germany), was enroute near Munich (Germany) when the right hand engine (CF6) surged prompting the crew to reduce the engine to idle thrust and divert to Munich. The crew advised all engine parameters were normal at idle, a normal landing would commence. The aircraft landed safely on runway 08R and taxied to the apron.

A replacement Boeing 767-200 registration OY-SRG brought a new engine for OY-SRH from Cologne the following day and on its return flight carried OY-SRH's freight to Cologne.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 8, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Star Air Freight Maersk

Departure
Milan Orio, Italy

Destination
Cologne, Germany

Aircraft Registration
OY-SRH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-200

ICAO Type Designator
B762

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