Emirates B772 over Arabian Sea on Feb 14th 2016, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: February 15, 2016 / 12:25:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-522
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Aircraft Registration
A6-EMI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
A listener on frequency reported the crew initiated an Oceanic contingency procedure declaring PAN due to a left engine failure, turning right off the airway and descended initially to FL280.
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration A6-EMM was dispatched to Karachi, continued the flight and reached India with a delay of about 10 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Karachi about 24 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-522
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Aircraft Registration
A6-EMI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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