Etihad A332 at Abu Dhabi on May 2nd 2017, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: May 3, 2017 / 21:24:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 2, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Etihad Airways

Flight number
EY-474

Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Destination
Jakarta, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
A6-EYO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

An Etihad Airbus A330-200, registration A6-EYO performing flight EY-474 from Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) to Jakarta (Indonesia), was climbing out of Abu Dhabi's runway 31L when the left hand engine (Trent 772) emitted a huge bang and streaks of flames prompting the crew to level off at 3000 feet, shut the engine down and return to Abu Dhabi for a safe landing on runway 31R about 25 minutes after departure.

A passenger reported the left hand engine emitted a big ball of fire and a huge bang.

A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration A6-EYD reached Jakarta with a delay of 6 hours.

The occurrence aircraft resumed service after about 36 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 2, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Etihad Airways

Flight number
EY-474

Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Destination
Jakarta, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
A6-EYO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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