Thomas Cook Scandinavia A332 near Shannon on Jun 26th 2017, dropped high speed tape in flight, low engine oil pressure

Last Update: June 27, 2017 / 14:09:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 26, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia

Flight number
MT-2652

Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom

Destination
Holguin, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
OY-VKF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

A Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia Airbus A330-200, registration OY-VKF performing flight MT-2652 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Holguin (Cuba) with 322 people on board, was enroute at FL380 about 190nm west of Shannon about to enter the Oceanic Crossing when the crew advised of a minor technical problem and requested to hold to enter a hold, the controller instructed the flight to turn left onto a heading of 180. The crew subsequently decided to return to Manchester. The aircraft landed on Manchester's runway 23R about 80 minutes after the first advise of a minor technical problem, the left hand winglet was missing from the aircraft.

A passenger reported the winglet had been removed before flight and maintenance had taped the wing tip up, however, the tape departed the aircraft in flight.

Other passengers reported the crew announced there was an oil leak.

According to information The Aviation Herald received the left hand engine (Trent 772) suffered low engine oil pressure.

The airline reported the aircraft returned to Manchester due to a suspected technical problem, a low engine oil indication, unrelated to the wing tip.

The aircraft has been seen operating without its left winglet at least since May 22nd 2017. It is being said that the aircraft collided with a hangar door causing the winglet to be removed from the aircraft. The aircraft is safe to be operated under configuration deviation list requirements with one winglet missing and the wing tip being taped, a higher fuel burn is to be anticipated.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 26, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia

Flight number
MT-2652

Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom

Destination
Holguin, Cuba

Aircraft Registration
OY-VKF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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