Saudia A333 at Lahore on Dec 25th 2015, engine problem
Last Update: January 14, 2016 / 18:46:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 25, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Flight number
SV-3739
Departure
Lahore, Pakistan
Destination
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
TC-OCD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
Local media suggest the engine problem may have been the result of a bird strike.
A replacement Wamos Boeing 747-400 registration EC-MDS was dispatched to Lahore and reached Riyadh the following morning with a delay of 12 hours.
The occurrence aircraft, leased in from Onur Air, is still on the ground (standing Jan 14th 2016), a replacement engine has arrived, the engine change is currently in progress.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 25, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Flight number
SV-3739
Departure
Lahore, Pakistan
Destination
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
TC-OCD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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