Korean A388 at Seoul on May 15th 2016, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
Last Update: June 3, 2016 / 21:44:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Korean Airlines
Flight number
KE-11
Departure
Seoul, South Korea
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
HL7621
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
A replacement A380-800 registration HL7628 reached Los Angeles with a delay of 4.5 hours.
On May 31st 2016 The Aviation Herald received information that a borescopic inspection of the engine revealed a stage 3 high pressure compressor blade had failed, the engine was replaced, but was able to verify the information only on Jun 3rd.
The occurrence aircraft resumed service about 90 hours after the rejected takeoff.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Korean Airlines
Flight number
KE-11
Departure
Seoul, South Korea
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
HL7621
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
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