Algerie B763 near Marseille on May 20th 2012, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: May 23, 2012 / 21:09:42 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 20, 2012

Flight number
AH-2055

Destination
Algiers, Algeria

Aircraft Registration
7T-VJH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

An Air Algerie Boeing 767-300, registration 7T-VJH performing flight AH-2055 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Algiers (Algeria), was enroute near Marseille (France) when the crew needed to shut the right hand engine (CF6) down due to low oil pressure. The aircraft diverted to Marseille for a safe landing.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration 7T-VKB reached Algiers with a delay of 8 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 20, 2012

Flight number
AH-2055

Destination
Algiers, Algeria

Aircraft Registration
7T-VJH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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