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Brussels Airlines Airbus A330 to New York JFK diverts to Dublin after engine failure

By

 André Orban

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19 November 2021

 

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On 19 November, a Brussels Airlines Airbus A330 (registered OO-SFG) operated flight SN501 between Brussels, Belgium and New York JFK, United States. 

While flying south of Ireland, however, the aircraft suffered a failure on one of its engines forcing the pilots to divert to Dublin, Ireland.

Mark Coenegracht, one of the passengers, explained to Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws that the in-flight entertainment system was failing but that he didn’t notice anything else. He added that passengers entered the terminal and that they are now awaiting further instructions to continue their journey.

Date:	19-NOV-2021
Time:	12:05 UTC
Type:	Airbus A330-343
Owner/operator:	Brussels Airlines
Registration:	OO-SFG
MSN:	983
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 241
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Unknown
Location:	S of Ireland -    Ireland
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Brussel-Zaventem Airport (BRU/EBBR)
Destination airport:	New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK)

Narrative:
Brussels Airlines flight SN501, an Airbus A330-343, suffered a engine failure while en route from Brussels, Belgium, to New York-JFK Airport, USA.
The aircraft departed Brussels at 10:44 UTC. While over the Celtic Sea the engine issue developed, forcing the flight crew to initiate a diversion to Dublin at 12:08 UTC. A safe landing was carried out at 13:15 UTC.