India B788 near Frankfurt on Feb 8th 2016, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: February 8, 2016 / 14:59:35 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 8, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

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

An Air India Boeing 787-800, registration VT-ANO performing flight AI-115 from Delhi (India) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 90 passengers, was enroute at FL400 about 150nm north of Frankfurt/Main (Germany) when the crew reported they needed to shut an engine (GEnx) down. The aircraft drifted down to FL280 continuing in the general direction of Amsterdam (Netherlands), then turned around and diverted to Frankfurt for a safe landing on runway 25C about 50 minutes after leaving FL400.

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