Egypt A332 near Sharm el Sheikh on Mar 31st 2016, engine shut down in flight due to fuel leak
Last Update: April 1, 2016 / 21:09:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 31, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Egyptair
Flight number
MS-915
Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Cairo, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
SU-GCF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 15 hours, then positioned to Cairo and resumed service.
The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 31, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Egyptair
Flight number
MS-915
Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Cairo, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
SU-GCF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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