Shenzhen B738 near Hangzhou on Jun 17th 2015, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: June 18, 2015 / 23:06:03 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 17, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
ZH-9512

Departure
Xian, China

Destination
Wuxi, China

Aircraft Registration
B-5400

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Shenzhen Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration B-5400 performing flight ZH-9512 from Xian to Wuxi (China), was enroute at FL290 about 230nm northwest of Wuxi, 270nm northwest of Hangzhou and about 380nm east of Xian when the crew needed to shut the right hand engine (CFM56) down. The aircraft diverted to Hangzhou for a safe landing on runway 07 about 140 minutes after departure from Xian.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 17, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
ZH-9512

Departure
Xian, China

Destination
Wuxi, China

Aircraft Registration
B-5400

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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