Finnair B752 near Nantes on Apr 8th 2012, engine issue

Last Update: April 9, 2012 / 15:13:10 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 8, 2012

Airline
Finnair

Flight number
AY-1541

Departure
Helsinki, Finland

Destination
Fuerteventura, Spain

Aircraft Registration
OH-LBR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

A Finnair Boeing 757-200, registration OH-LBR performing flight AY-1541 from Helsinki (Finland) to Fuerteventura,CI (Spain), was enroute at FL370 about 20nm south of Nantes (France) about 2:45 hours into the flight when the crew decided to turn around due to the right hand engine (PW2040) showing higher EGT than the left hand engine. The aircraft climbed to FL380 and returned to Helsinki for a safe landing about 5.5 hours after departure. The aircraft was able to depart Helsinki again after about 2.5 hours on the ground and reached Fuerteventura with a delay of 7:45 hours. The airline reported the captain turned around as a precaution due to right hand engine tempatures because repairs if necessary would not have been possible in Fuerteventura.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 8, 2012

Airline
Finnair

Flight number
AY-1541

Departure
Helsinki, Finland

Destination
Fuerteventura, Spain

Aircraft Registration
OH-LBR

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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