Qatar B788 near Bucharest on Jul 9th 2016, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: July 9, 2016 / 23:19:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 9, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QR-180

Departure
Oslo, Norway

Destination
Doha, Qatar

Aircraft Registration
A7-BCT

ICAO Type Designator
B788

A Qatar Airways Boeing 787-800, registration A7-BCT performing flight QR-180 from Oslo (Norway) to Doha (Qatar) with 254 people on board, was enroute at FL350 about 160nm northwest of Bucharest (Romania) when the crew needed to shut an engine (GEnx) down, the crew declined any left turns and advised they needed to turn right only. The aircraft diverted to Bucharest's Otopeni Airport, dumped fuel and landed safely on runway 26L about one hour after leaving FL350.

A replacement Boeing 787-800 registration A7-BCL was dispatched to Bucharest, resumed the flight as QR-180D and is estimated to reach Doha with a delay of about 12 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Bucharest about 12 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 9, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QR-180

Departure
Oslo, Norway

Destination
Doha, Qatar

Aircraft Registration
A7-BCT

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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