Authorities are investigating an Emirates Airbus A380 that was grounded for four days in Dubai due to suspected engine damage after take-off on a routine flight.
Over the last few weeks, information has emerged regarding this particular incident.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Emirates Flight EK73 – Dubai to Paris CDG…
Emirates flight EK73, which suffered the engine damage, is a routine scheduled Airbus A380 flight between Dubai and Paris CDG.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident was A6-EOL.
As per data from Planespotters.net, A6-EOL is a 10.0 year old Airbus A380 that was delivered to the airline back in July 2015.
Moreover, of the superjumbo variant, the UAE based carrier has 116 of them in their fleet.
Within the 116, 95 are in active service and 21 are parked, with an average fleet age of 10.1 years.
Emirates flight EK73, which suffered the engine damage, departed Dubai at 0805 local time on February 6.
Not long into the climb, a loud bang was heard, followed by a jolt.
Cabin crew looked outside of the window and saw damage visible to the cowling of the #1 engine.
From there, the decision was made to turn back to Dubai, where it landed safely without further incident.
GCAA Investigating Engine Damage to the Airbus A380…
Around 11 days after the incident, the GCAA confirmed that they are probing and investigating the incident.
Furthermore, the extent of the damage has not been noted by the investigators looking at the incident.
What we do know is that A6-EOL, the Emirates Airbus A380 involved in the engine damage incident in Dubai, returned back to service on February 10.
Since then, the aircraft has operated flights to the following destinations in the Emirates network:
- Amsterdam
- Sydney
- Glasgow
- Taipei
- Zurich
- Paris CDG
- Brisbane
Overall, all eyes will now turn to the GCAA as they look to continue their investigation into the incident.
Once their investigation has been completed, then the report will be released.
This will then give us the indicator into the chain of events that took place.
It is unclear whether any recommendations will be made in the aftermath of the incident.
As soon as we hear anymore information on this incident, we will update you accordingly.
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