Aeroflot A333 near Nizhnevartovsk on May 31st 2013, engine oil indication

Last Update: June 3, 2013 / 16:04:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 31, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-251

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BNS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An Aeroflot Airbus A330-300, registration VQ-BNS performing flight SU-251 from Seoul (South Korea) to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) with 266 passengers and 10 crew, was enroute at FL380 about 120nm southwest of Nizhnevartovsk (Russia) when the crew decided to divert to Nizhnevartovsk due to a left hand engine (Trent 772) oil indication suggesting a possible oil leak. The aircraft landed safely at Nizhnevartovsk about 25 minutes after leaving FL380.

A replacement Ilyushin IL-96 registration RA-96011 reached Moscow with a delay of 10 hours.

Ural's Transport Investigation Office reported the aircraft diverted due to an oil indication on the left hand engine which suggested a possible oil leak.

Rosaviatsia reported the aircraft landed with 0.9 quarts of engine oil remaining, the engine was shut down only after landing. An engine oil leak in the engine was confirmed in post flight examination.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 31, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-251

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BNS

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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