Incidents Moteurs présumés

A TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A330-200, registration PT-MVD performing flight JJ-8083 from New York,NY (USA) to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) with 221 passengers, was enroute at FL370 about 40nm south of San Juan (Puerto Rico) when the crew needed to shut an engine (PW4168) down. The crew decided to divert to San Juan where the aircraft landed safely on runway 08 about 40 minutes later.

TAM engineers have been flown from Miami to San Juan to assess the situation.

A Qatar Airways Airbus A300-600, registration A7-ABX performing freight flight QR-6036 from Milano Malpensa (Italy) to Doha (Qatar) with inflammable cargo, was enroute at FL310 about 65nm northwest of Sofia (Bulgaria) when the crew reported a fire indication for the right hand engine (PW4158) and decided to divert to Sofia. The airplane landed safely in Sofia about 30 minutes later.

The airport reported that emergency services had taken all necessary precautions because of the inflammable cargo. On approach no fire was observed from the engine.

A United Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N648UA performing flight UA-922 from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), had just reached cruise FL330 about 120nm northnortheast of Washington when the crew declared emergency and decided to return to Washington's Dulles Airport, dumped fuel on the way back for about 10 minutes and performed a safe landing about 30 minutes later.

A passenger reported that the left engine (PW4060) had been shut down by the crew.

An Air Canada Airbus A320-200, registration C-FDST performing flight AC-790 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 146 people on board, was climbing through 400 feet AGL out of Los Angeles' runway 24L in instrument meteorological conditions (low visibility procedures were in effect at LAX) when the left hand engine (CFM56) surged repeatedly in rapid succession accompanied by compressor stalls.

The engine rolled back to about 80% N1 with substantial yawing of the aircraft. The engine automatically recovered about 3-5 seconds later with no ECAM warning, an acrid odour developed in the cabin. Due to the weather conditions the crew decided to divert to Ontario,CA (USA), both engines appeared to be operating normally with no unusual vibration. The aircraft landed safely in Ontario about 30 minutes after departure, stopped on the runway and shut both engines down. After inspection by emergency services the right hand engine was started and the aircraft taxied to the apron.

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EFN performing flight FR-6381 from Barcelona,SP to Santiago de Compostela,SP (Spain), was climbing through FL330 about 70nm westnorthwest of Barcelona when the crew needed to shut the right hand engine (CFM56) down. The crew decided to return to Barcelona for a safe landing on runway 25R about 30 minutes later.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-DPF reached Santiago with a delay of 4.5 hours.

A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A330-200, registration CS-TOG performing flight TP-186 from Rio de Janeiro,RJ (Brazil) to Lisbon (Portugal) with 227 passengers, was enroute near Salvador,BA (Brazil), when the crew reported an engine (PW4168) had to be shut down and decided to divert to Salvador for a safe landing.

A passenger reported that there was smoke in the cabin. Other passengers tweeted about smoke, burning smell and failed lights in the cabin after a sound like an explosion.

The airline confirmed a technical failure in an engine requiring the airplane to remain on the ground in Salvador for repairs. A replacement aircraft will be dispatched to Salvador to continue the flight.

A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration CS-TON has departed Lisbon as flight TP-9491 to Salvador and is currently estimated to reach Salvador by 20:00L (23:00Z).

An Iran Air Airbus A310-300, registration EP-IBK performing flight IR-729 from Tehran Imam Khomeini (Iran) to Cologne (Germany), was about 35 minutes into the flight when the crew observed high exhaust gas temperatures and vibrations for the left hand engine (CF6). After shutting the engine down the crew returned to Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport for a safe landing.

A replacement Airbus A300-600 registration EP-IBC reached Cologne with a delay of 26 hours.

Engine #1 of EP-IBK needs to be replaced.

A LAN Cargo Boeing 767-300, registration CC-CZZ performing freight flight UC-1104 from Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina) to Santiago (Chile), returned to Buenos Aires after the crew needed to shut the #1 engine (CF6, left hand) down. The airplane landed safely.

A Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300, registration B-HLO performing flight CX-732 from Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to Hong Kong (China), rejected takeoff from Riyadh's runway 33R after the left hand engine (Trent 772) failed. The airplane slowed safely and returned to the apron.

The airplane is still on the ground in Riyadh (Apr 10th).

A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration HZ-AKD performing flight SV-116 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) with 232 passengers, was enroute at FL370 about 40nm west of Podgorica (Montenegro) when the crew needed to shut an engine (GE90) due to an abnormal engine indication. The crew drifted down to FL200 and diverted to Rome Fiumicino (Italy) for a safe landing on runway 34R about 45 minutes later.

The airplane was able to continue the flight as flight SV-2030 after about 16 hours on the ground and reached Jeddah with a delay of 17:20 hours.

The airline reported, that the crew received an engine overheat indication. Maintenance found the engine overheat detector electronics faulty causing the nuisance alert and replaced the unit.

A US Airways Airbus A321-200, registration N184US performing flight US-1446 from Los Angeles,CA to Philadelphia,PA (USA), was enroute at FL330 about 75nm southeast of Omaha,NE (USA) when the crew needed to shut the right hand engine (CFM56) due to vibrations. The airplane diverted to Omaha for a safe landing on runway 14R about 40 minutes later.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers rebooked onto other flights.

Sources tell The Aviation Herald, that engine #2 had not been replaced in Bangkok, the engine replacement took only place in Munich after arrival of flight AB-7151. The crew report of smell of oil following the flight from Mombasa was not contained in the tech log of the aircraft.

The German BFU confirmed the incident stating, that they have received a relevant report from the crew to Bangkok, they do not know however whether the smell of oil during the flight from Mombasa was noted in the relevant aircraft logs. Investigators just shake their heads in disbelief over the event, but due to legal requirements are not going to investigate the incident.

The case has been forwarded to the German Luftfahrtbundesamt (civil aviation authority) for further proceedings.

Air Berlin, although having received an according inquiry from The Aviation Herald on Saturday (Apr 16th), have not responded to The Aviation Herald so far.

In a first statement of Apr 15th sent to the German radio station NDR Info Air Berlin said, that there was some unusual odour shortly after takeoff from Munich. The odour quickly dissipated. As a precaution a special inspection of the aircraft was performed in Bangkok which showed a minor oil leakage in the right hand engine, the oil consumption however had remained in the normal range specified by the manufacturer. After "adjustment of the leakage" the aircraft was released for flight. After return from Bangkok the engine was replaced as a precaution. The Luftfahrtbundesamt (civil aviation authority) has been properly notified of the occurrence.

An Air Canada Boeing 767-300, registration C-GHPD performing flight AC-44 from Kahului,HI (USA) to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 256 people, was enroute at FL370 just past the ETOPS equal time point about 1000nm southwest of Vancouver,BC (Canada) when the left hand engine's (PW4060) oil pressure dropped to zero and the oil temperature began to rise. The crew shut the engine down, declared emergency, drifted down to FL250 and diverted to Vancouver where the aircraft landed safely about 2.5 hours later.

A Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400, registration B-HUB performing flight CX-879 from San Francisco,CA (USA) to Hong Kong (China), was enroute at FL280 about 430nm westnorthwest of Vancouver,BC (Canada) when the crew reported they needed to shut an engine down. The airplane dumped fuel for about 45 minutes and diverted to Vancouver for a safe landing on runway 08R.

The airplane was able to depart for positioning flight CX-3331 to to Hong Kong on Apr 18th.

An AirTran Boeing 717-200, flight FL-605 from Fort Myers,FL to Baltimore,MD (USA) with 118 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Fort Myers' runway 24 when the crew reported they had lost the right engine, levelled off and entered a holding to burn off some fuel. The airplane landed safely on runway 24 about 45 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 717-200 is estimated to reach Baltimore with a delay of 3 hours.

A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N3731T performing flight DL-656 from Atlanta,GA (USA) to Bermuda (Bermuda) with 149 people on board, was on approach to Bermuda about 15 minutes prior to estimated landing, when the crew declared emergency and reported they needed to shut their left hand engine down due to low oil pressure. The crew continued for a safe landing on Bermuda's runway 12 about 15 minutes later and vacated the runway. After a brief examination by emergency services the crew cancelled the emergency and the airplane taxied to the gate.

A passenger reported that the aircraft ran into sort of trouble with the left hand engine, the crew shut the engine down. Upon deplaning the passenger saw a lot of fluid spilling out of the engine onto the tarmac.

The return flight needed to be cancelled, the incident aircraft was ferried from Bermuda to Atlanta the following day as flight DL-9856.

A Primera Air Scandinavia Boeing 737-700, registration OY-PSF performing flight PF-771 from Gothenburg (Sweden) to Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) with 142 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing through FL160 when the crew needed to shut an engine (CFM56) down. The airplane returned to Gothenburg for a safe landing about 45 minutes after departure.