BOEING 787-8

Budapest — January 22, 2015

Event Information

DateJanuary 22, 2015
Event TypeINC
NTSB NumberENG15RA006
Event ID20150127X51324
LocationBudapest
CountryHU
Highest Injury—

Aircraft

MakeBOEING
Model787-8
CategoryAIR
FAR PartNUSC

Conditions

Light Condition—
Weather—

Injuries

Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
None0
Total Injured0

Full 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: [email protected]

About This NTSB Record

This aviation event was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). NTSB investigates all U.S. civil aviation accidents to determine probable cause and issue safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.

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