Egypt A320 at Cairo on Aug 15th 2012, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: August 16, 2012 / 11:21:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 15, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Egypt Air
Flight number
MS-879
Departure
Cairo, Egypt
Destination
Kano, Nigeria
Aircraft Registration
SU-GCA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration SU-GCC reached Kano with a delay of 4:20 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 15, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Egypt Air
Flight number
MS-879
Departure
Cairo, Egypt
Destination
Kano, Nigeria
Aircraft Registration
SU-GCA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
This article is published under license from Avherald.com. © of text by Avherald.com.
Article source
You can read 2 more free articles without a subscription.
Subscribe now and continue reading without any limits!
Read unlimited articles and receive our daily update briefing. Gain better insights into what is happening in commercial aviation safety.
Send tip
Support AeroInside by sending a small tip amount.
Related articles
Fleet type match
Egypt A320 near Gassim on Sep 30th 2015, loss of cabin pressure
An Egypt Air Airbus A320-200, registration SU-GCA performing flight MS-903 from Alexandria Borg el Arab (Egypt) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates), was…
Fleet type match
Egypt A320 at Tunis on Aug 31st 2015, runway incursion
An Egypt Air Airbus A320-200, registration SU-GCA performing flight MS-844 from Tunis (Tunisia) to Cairo (Egypt), was taxiing for departure and had…
Fleet type match
Egypt B738 near Jeddah on Jan 8th 2025, engine failure
An Egypt Air Boeing 737-800, registration SU-GDZ performing flight MS-852 from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Cairo (Egypt), was enroute at FL380 about…
Fleet type match
Egypt A320 over Mediterranean on May 19th 2016, fire on board, traces of explosives found
On Oct 30th 2024 Egypt's Civil Aviation Authority released their final report concluding the probable causes of the crash were:The aircraft flight…
Fleet type match
Egypt B738 at Alexandria on Apr 12th 2024, engine failure
An Egypt Air Boeing 737-800, registration SU-GCM performing positioning flight MS-4413 from Alexandria (Egypt) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), was climbing…
Fleet type match
Egypt B738 at Entebbe on Mar 1st 2024, bird strike
An Egypt Air Boeing 737-800, registration SU-GDZ performing flight MS-835 from Entebbe (Uganda) to Cairo (Egypt) with 116 people on board, was…
Fleet type match
Egypt B789 over Atlantic on Jan 20th 2024, cracked windshield
An Egypt Air Boeing 787-9, registration SU-GEV performing flight MS-987 from Cairo (Egypt) to Newark,NJ (USA), was enroute at FL360 over the Atlantic…
Newest articles
Fleet type match
Eastern Airways AT72 at Newquay on Apr 15th 2025, flaps problems
An Eastern Airways Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A. registration G-IACZ performing flight T3-458 from London Gatwick,EN to Newquay,EN (UK),…
Fleet type match
India B788 at Ahmedabad on Jun 12th 2025, lost height shortly after takeoff, no thrust reported
An Air India Boeing 787-8, registration VT-ANB performing flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad (India) to London Gatwick,EN (UK) with 230 passengers and 12…
Subscribe today
Are you researching aviation incidents? Get access to AeroInside Insights, unlimited read access and receive the daily newsletter.
Pick your plan and subscribePartner
ELITE Simulation Solutions is a leading global provider of Flight Simulation Training Devices, IFR training software as well as flight controls and related services. Find out more.
SafetyScan Pro provides streamlined access to thousands of aviation accident reports. Tailored for your safety management efforts. Book your demo today
AeroInside Blog
Popular aircraft
Airbus A320Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800 MAX
Popular airlines
American AirlinesUnited
Delta
Air Canada
Lufthansa
British Airways