China Southern B738 near Hohhot on Jul 4th 2016, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: July 4, 2016 / 19:07:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 4, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
CZ-3688

Destination
Guiyang, China

Aircraft Registration
B-5122

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A China Southern Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration B-5122 performing flight CZ-3688 from Beijing to Guiyang (China), was enroute at 9800 meters about 170nm southsouthwest of Beijing when the crew needed to shut an engine (CFM56) down. The crew turned towards Hohhot, about 160nm northnorthwest, and landed safely in Hohhot.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration B-1781 reached Guiyang with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 4, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
CZ-3688

Destination
Guiyang, China

Aircraft Registration
B-5122

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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