Norwegian returns to OAK on one engine after IFSD near YYC

[andrasz]

As reported by Simon on AvHerald:
A Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 787-800, registration LN-LNB performing flight DY-7064 from Oakland,CA (USA) to Oslo (Norway), was enroute at FL370 about 80nm west of Calgary,AB (Canada) when the crew detected an engine (Trent 1000) oil leak and decided to return to Oakland. The aircraft descended to FL360 for the return. About 20 minutes later the crew shut the affected engine down, drifted the aircraft down to FL220 and continued to Oakland for a safe landing on runway 30 about 2 hours after turning around. The airline reported the indications were false.Return to origin with both engines running a completely understandable decision, but will be interesting to hear their version of the story on why was it considered a good idea to continue after the shut-down (over high terrain), by-passing several suitable closer alternates (YYC, YVR and SEA all spring to mind).

[andrasz]

MODs,

Honestly, this is becoming ridiculous. A EUROPEAN airline, a LOW COST OPERATOR that is, with flight originating in the USA experiences a TECHNICAL MALFUNCTION resulting in an engne shut down, followed by an operational decision that would go against SOPs of most airlines we know of. Certainly a newsworthy item. About the least significant part of the story is that the event started unfolding in Canadian airspace, yet the post gets banished from News to Canadian Aviation, while "Pilot praised after avoiding mid-air collision with world's biggest passenger jet (http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/597299-pilot-praised-after-avoiding-mid-air-collision-world-s-biggest-passenger-jet.html)" still gleams on R&N.

Does someone still have any common sense left here ?

[slack]

nope no common sense. Been retired 12 years. Industry has gone totally bizarre. Glad to be in my easy chair. Getting on a cattle car at 35000 has no appeal. Saw the best. Good luck to those racing to the bottom.

[peekay4]

Does someone still have any common sense left here ?
The "facts" as reported are in dispute, including when the engine was shut down, or even if an engine was shut down in flight at all.

Too much FUD on anything involving Norwegian these days.

[andrasz]

Indeed, as Sir Humphrey would say developments have developed. Nevertheless I still don' understand why into Canadian Aviation of all the places... ?

[Mostly Harmless]

Canada: It's where you hide things if you don't want anyone to find, or even look for them. :)