Emirates B773 at Colombo on Jul 30th 2015, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: August 2, 2015 / 16:47:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 30, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-655
Departure
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
A6-EMO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
A passenger reported there had been no noise, no smells and no other abnormal observation until the crew announced the right hand engine had been shut down. The passengers were taken to hotels over night.
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration A6-EBY reached Dubai with a delay of 16 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Colombo 50 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 30, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-655
Departure
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
A6-EMO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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