Emirates B777-200ER incident
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Emirates B777-200ER incident
On September 11th Flight EK401 on the new DXB-PER route diverted to KUL and returned back to DXB rather than continue to PER which indicates a seriuos mechanical problem that required the aircraft to return to base.
I am interested in knowing if anyone has any info regarding the incident and what aircraft it was?
I am interested in knowing if anyone has any info regarding the incident and what aircraft it was?
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A330-200,
I heard that from an Emirates "Fan" on the day of the alleged incident.
Kalium Chloride,
Thanks for the info, the RR Trent and in particular the Trent 892 which is the version used on the EK 777-200ER's has a bad record when compared to the GE90. Was the problem similar to that experienced by EK in the past three incidents?
I heard that from an Emirates "Fan" on the day of the alleged incident.
Kalium Chloride,
Thanks for the info, the RR Trent and in particular the Trent 892 which is the version used on the EK 777-200ER's has a bad record when compared to the GE90. Was the problem similar to that experienced by EK in the past three incidents?
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Newswatcher,
None of us would ever describe you as pedantic. Rather, extremely diligent and unbiased. I always enjoy your posts.
Short, sweet and to the point.
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how did EK handle the passenger situation? Transfer to other carriers or fly out an additional aircraft? I suppose that this being a 4 times weekly service would mean that it probably happened too on a day where there were no flights for the next 3 days.......sods law.
None of us would ever describe you as pedantic. Rather, extremely diligent and unbiased. I always enjoy your posts.
Short, sweet and to the point.
MTQatar / others...
how did EK handle the passenger situation? Transfer to other carriers or fly out an additional aircraft? I suppose that this being a 4 times weekly service would mean that it probably happened too on a day where there were no flights for the next 3 days.......sods law.
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In the interests of being pedantic, surely a 4x weekly service doesn't _have_ to be a case of '4 on, 3 off'?
Surely you could have M-W-F-S services and flights every other day?
Surely you could have M-W-F-S services and flights every other day?
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Trent 892 which is the version used on the EK 777-200ER's has a bad record when compared to the GE90.
Having said that the '90 usually only spend a couple of weeks on wing before they're pulled for one reason or another
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gas path:
The Trent 892 does seem to have pretty bad IFSD rate, especially with airlines operate in warmer climate. In particular, Thai's Trent 892 on the B777-300 fleet has a IFSD above 0.04 per 1,000 EFHs. That is, it's more than twice the rate allowed for 180-minute ETOPS (0.02), or slightly below that of 120-minute ETOPS (0.05). Thai chose to suspend their ETOPS unilaterally.
The Trent 892 does seem to have pretty bad IFSD rate, especially with airlines operate in warmer climate. In particular, Thai's Trent 892 on the B777-300 fleet has a IFSD above 0.04 per 1,000 EFHs. That is, it's more than twice the rate allowed for 180-minute ETOPS (0.02), or slightly below that of 120-minute ETOPS (0.05). Thai chose to suspend their ETOPS unilaterally.
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MT, please give careful thought before identifying your source to A330-200. I would imagine that like most other folk, Emirates personnel have a non-disclosure clause in their contracts and you could get someone into serious trouble by revealing their identity.
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I agree. Don't reveal your source MT. Obviously EK are keen to keep these things quiet like any other carrier would but these forums are all about inside info and rumours etc.