ANZ A320 at Melbourne on Jan 9th 2014, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: January 9, 2014 / 21:48:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
ANZ Air New Zealand
Flight number
NZ-726
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Auckland, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-OJC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
While the aircraft was holding and preparing for the return aircraft inbound to Melbourne were instructed to enter holding just before commencing their descent from cruise levels, e.g. at FL360, advising about a delay of 5 to 20 minutes due to an ongoing PAN call.
The flight was cancelled.
The airline confirmed an engine fault the cause of which is being investigated.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 9, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
ANZ Air New Zealand
Flight number
NZ-726
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Auckland, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-OJC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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