Grand Canyon er populær.....Motorproblemer - Curt Lewis

Incident: KLM B744 near Los Angeles on Nov 18th 2017, engine vibrations   A KLM Boeing 747-400, registration PH-BFS performing flight KL-602 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), departed Los Angeles with a delay of about 2.5 hours and was enroute at FL290 about 320nm northeast of Los Angeles when the crew decided to return to Los Angeles due to an issue with an engine (CF6). The aircraft dumped fuel north of the Grand Canyon,AZ (USA), returned to Los Angeles for a safe landing on runway 25L about 2.5 hours after departure and taxied to the apron. A passenger reported the aircraft departed with a delay, the captain announced an engine oil filter needed to be changed. The aircraft subsequently dumped fuel and returned to Los Angeles due to engine vibrations according to crew announcement. Another passenger reported there had been problems prior to departure already, the aircraft then suffered an engine failure, the aircraft should never have taken off.

 

Incident: Skywest CRJ2 near Grand Canyon on Nov 17th 2017, engine problem   A Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N864AS performing flight OO-3133/AA-3133 from Saint George,UT to Phoenix,AZ (USA), was enroute at FL230 near Grand Canyon City,AZ (USA) when an engine (CF34) emitted a bang followed by airframe vibrations prompting the crew to turn around and return to Saint George for a safe landing about 25 minutes later. Passengers reported they were about 20 minutes into the flight when a loud bang occurred followed by vibrations of the aircraft. After landing the captain indicated a piece of an engine cowling had separated from the aircraft. The airline reported the crew received an engine indication and returned to Saint George.     http://avherald.com/h?article=4b136994&opt=0 Back to Top