Thai B788 near Bangkok on Feb 11th 2017, engine vibrations
Last Update: February 12, 2017 / 17:12:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 11, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine vibrations
Airline
Thai Airways
Flight number
TG-477
Departure
Bangkok, Thailand
Destination
Brisbane, Australia
Aircraft Registration
HS-TQA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
A replacement Boeing 787-800 registration HS-TQD reached Brisbane with a delay of 4 hours.
A passenger reported early into the flight rythmic and recurring vibrations were quite noticeable. About an hour into the flight the aircraft returned to Bangkok, no information was provided by the flight crew. Cabin crew hinted however, that they suspected a bird strike on departure from Bangkok. The passenger observed another passenger, obviously a company maintenance engineer travelling as passenger, watching the right hand engine (Trent 1000) from the cabin windows and then spending a lot of time in the cockpit.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 11, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine vibrations
Airline
Thai Airways
Flight number
TG-477
Departure
Bangkok, Thailand
Destination
Brisbane, Australia
Aircraft Registration
HS-TQA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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