THY A332 near Bermuda on Feb 23rd 2017, engine problem

Last Update: February 23, 2017 / 20:25:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 23, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-183

Destination
Havana, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
TC-JNE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration TC-JNE performing flight TK-183 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Havana (Cuba) with 173 passengers and 13 crew, was enroute at FL380 about 200nm north of Bermuda (Bermuda) when the crew requested to descend the aircraft to FL300 advising they had some left hand engine (CF6) problem, they hoped the problem could be resolved at the lower level. After being cleared to descend to FL300 the crew advised about 5 minutes later that the problem was not resolved, they requested a diversion to Washington's Dulles Airport. The aircraft descended to FL260 for the diversion to Washington and landed safely in Washington about 2.5 hours after leaving FL380.

The airline reported a mechanical problem prompted the crew to divert to Washington. After two hours on the ground the passengers disembarked and entered a lounge. The aircraft won't be able to continue before the next day, the airline is working on overnight accommodation for the passengers.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 23, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-183

Destination
Havana, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
TC-JNE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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