Emirates B773 near Trabzon on Jun 1st 2013, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: June 3, 2013 / 14:32:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 1, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Emirates Airlines

Flight number
EK-51

Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
A6-EMR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration A6-EMR performing flight EK-51 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Munich (Germany) with 360 passengers and 17 crew, was enroute at FL340 about 200nm southeast of Trabzon (Turkey) when the crew reported an engine (Trent 895) had been shut down and diverted to Trabzon for a safe landing.

A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration A6-EGY was dispatched from Dubai to Trabzon and continued the flight as EK-51D reaching Munich with a delay of 18 hours.

A passenger reported the captain announced one engine was not working so that they needed to divert to Trabzon.

The incident aircraft is still on the ground in Trabzon (standing Jun 3rd 14:30Z about 46 hours after landing).
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 1, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Emirates Airlines

Flight number
EK-51

Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
A6-EMR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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