Hainan B738 near Shenzhen on May 12th 2016, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: May 12, 2016 / 21:10:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 12, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
HU-7755

Destination
Zhengzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-5538

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Hainan Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration B-5538 performing flight HU-7755 from Shenzhen to Zhengzhou (China), was climbing out of Shenzhen when the crew stopped the climb at 5300 meters (about 17,000 feet) due to the failure of the left hand engine (CFM56). The crew shut the engine down and returned to Shenzhen for a safe landing about 30 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration B-1725 reached Zhengzhou with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 12, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
HU-7755

Destination
Zhengzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-5538

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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