China Eastern A321 near Qingdao on Jan 31st 2016, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: January 31, 2016 / 17:55:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 31, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MU-5602

Aircraft Registration
B-8167

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A China Eastern Airbus A321-200, registration B-8167 performing flight MU-5602 from Shenyang to Shanghai Pudong (China), was was climbing out of Shenyang when the crew stopped the climb at 8,400 meters due to the failure of the left hand engine (CFM56). The crew shut the engine down and diverted to Qingdao (China) for a safe landing about one hour later.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 31, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MU-5602

Aircraft Registration
B-8167

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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