China Eastern A332 near Krasnojarsk on Feb 15th 2017, engine problem
Last Update: February 15, 2017 / 21:24:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 15, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-552
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-5973
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration B-6123 was dispatched from Shanghai to Krasnojarsk as flight MU-9003, resumed the flight as flight MU-552A departing Krasnojarsk about 15 hours after B-5973 landed.
The occurence aircraft is still on the ground in Krasnojarsk about 17 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 15, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-552
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-5973
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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