India B788 near Frankfurt on Feb 8th 2016, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: February 8, 2016 / 14:59:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 8, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-115
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
VT-ANO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
The airline confirmed a technical problem as cause for the diversion to Frankfurt.
Metars Frankfurt:
EDDF 081350Z 21018KT 9999 -SHRA FEW009 FEW017TCU BKN027 10/05 Q0997 TEMPO SHRA BKN020CB
EDDF 081320Z 22017KT 9999 -SHRA FEW009 FEW017TCU BKN030 10/06 Q0997 TEMPO SHRA BKN020CB
EDDF 081250Z 21021G35KT 9999 -SHRA FEW007 BKN027 10/06 Q0997 TEMPO SHRA BKN020CB
EDDF 081220Z 22019KT 9999 -RA FEW007 SCT031 BKN046 09/06 Q0996 NOSIG
EDDF 081150Z 20022G32KT 180V240 9999 -RA FEW007 BKN022 BKN070 09/07 Q0997 RERA NOSIG
EDDF 081120Z 18014KT 9999 -RA FEW008 BKN022 BKN040 09/07 Q0997 RERA TEMPO RA
EDDF 081050Z 20014KT 160V220 9999 FEW010 BKN026 BKN040 09/06 Q0997 NOSIG
EDDF 081020Z 19012KT 150V210 9999 -RA FEW010 BKN022 BKN040 08/06 Q0998 RERA NOSIG
EDDF 080950Z 20015G25KT 170V230 9999 -RA FEW018 BKN027 BKN040 10/05 Q0998 NOSIG
EDDF 080920Z 18015KT 9999 FEW018 BKN032 BKN040 09/04 Q0998 NOSIG
EDDF 080850Z 19015KT 9999 FEW018 BKN028 BKN040 08/04 Q0998 NOSIG
EDDF 080820Z 19017G29KT 9999 -RA FEW016 BKN028 BKN037 08/04 Q0999 NOSIG
Metars Amsterdam:
EHAM 081355Z 23031G44KT 200V260 9999 FEW026 SCT030 BKN045 09/04 Q0985 NOSIG
EHAM 081325Z 23028G43KT 200V260 9999 FEW030 09/04 Q0985 NOSIG
EHAM 081255Z 23029G39KT 190V250 9999 SCT026 SCT030 09/04 Q0985 NOSIG
EHAM 081225Z 22026KT 9999 -SHRA FEW022CB BKN028 08/05 Q0985 NOSIG
EHAM 081155Z 22024G34KT 9999 -SHRA FEW022CB BKN028 09/04 Q0985 TEMPO 6000
EHAM 081125Z 22028G38KT 190V250 9999 FEW026 SCT028 10/04 Q0985 NOSIG
EHAM 081055Z 22027KT 190V250 9999 FEW025 SCT030 BKN045 09/05 Q0985 NOSIG
EHAM 081025Z 22025KT 9999 FEW025 SCT030 09/04 Q0985 NOSIG
EHAM 080955Z 22025KT 190V250 9999 FEW025 SCT030 09/04 Q0985 NOSIG
EHAM 080925Z 22025KT 9999 FEW022 SCT028 09/05 Q0985 NOSIG
EHAM 080855Z 21020G30KT 180V240 9999 FEW022 SCT028 08/05 Q0985 NOSIG
EHAM 080825Z 21020G30KT 9999 FEW025 08/05 Q0985 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 8, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-115
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
VT-ANO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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