ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150300
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| Date: | Sunday 21 October 2012 |
| Time: | 00:00 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-243 |
| Owner/operator: | Emirates |
| Registration: | A6-EAP |
| MSN: | 525 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Lusaka International Airport, Lusaka, Zambia -
 Zambia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lusaka Airport (LUN/FLLS) |
| Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Emirates flight EK714 bound for Dubai returned to Lusaka airport Sunday 21 October 2012 . The aircraft had reached 32,000 feet when it suffered an uncontained engine failure in the left RR Trent engine. Several blades were ejected through the cowling and Pilots used the on-board extinguishers to extinguish the resulting fire.
The aircraft landed normally, taxied to the stand and passengers disembarked in the usual way.
Sources:
http://aviationnewsdaily.com/2012/10/21/emirates-airline-crash-lands-at-zambias-main-airport/
https://www.zambiawatchdog.com/2012/10/22/emmirates-says-didnnt-crash-just-returned-shortly-after-take-off-due-to-tecnical-faulty/
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/A6-EAP.html
http://airnation.net/2012/10/23/emirates-massive-engine-failure-zambia/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2012 23:17 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Oct-2012 23:53 | gerard57 | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2012 01:17 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 22-Oct-2012 05:21 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2012 10:00 | vvvww | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 22-Oct-2012 10:02 | vvvww | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2012 10:01 | vvvww | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2022 09:53 | harro | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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