Aeroflot A333 near Nizhnevartovsk on May 31st 2013, engine oil indication
Last Update: June 3, 2013 / 16:04:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 31, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Aeroflot
Flight number
SU-251
Departure
Seoul, South Korea
Destination
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BNS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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
Departure
Seoul, South Korea
Destination
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BNS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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