Malaysia B772 at Shanghai on Nov 15th 2014, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: November 18, 2014 / 21:30:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 15, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Malaysia Airlines
Flight number
MH-387
Departure
Shanghai Pudong, China
Destination
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aircraft Registration
9M-MRE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Shanghai due to some mechanical anomaly.
Passengers reported there were three loud bangs.
A listener on frequency reported the crew indicated an engine failure on climb out.
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto flight MH-387 the following day (Airbus A330-300 registration 9M-MTA) and reached Kuala Lumpur with a delay of 24 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Shanghai.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 15, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Malaysia Airlines
Flight number
MH-387
Departure
Shanghai Pudong, China
Destination
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aircraft Registration
9M-MRE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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