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BOEING 787-8 near Budapest — 2015-01-22

Investigation ongoingENG15RA006
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Date
2015-01-22
Location
Budapest, HU
Aircraft
BOEING 787-8
Registration
VT-ANL
Category
Airplane
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

Investigated by a foreign authority; NTSB does not determine probable cause.

NTSB narrative

On January 22, 2015, about 1700 local (1600 UTC), an Air India Boeing 787-8, VT-ANL, experienced a failure of the right engine, a General Electric GEnx-1B, while in cruise flight and diverted to Budapest, Hungary. The airplane was enroute from London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London, UK to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM), Mumbai, India. This incident is being investigated by the Transportation Safety Bureau of Hungary. The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative to assist the investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Design and Manufacture of the airplane and engines. All requests for information should be directed to: Transportation Safety Board of Hungary H-1475 Budapest, POB 11, Hungary Phone: +36 1 432 6240 Fax: +36 1 432 6241 Email: aviainfo@kbcz.hu

NTSB coding

  • Loss of engine power (total) · Enroute-cruise
  • Engine Failure Enroute

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