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A Singapore Airlines Airbus jet lost power on all of its engines mid-flight (dropped 13,000 feet)
Yahoo ^ | 5/27/15 | Benjamin Zhang

Posted on 05/27/2015 12:46:34 PM PDT by jalisco555

Over the weekend, Singapore Airlines Flight 836, flying from Singapore to Shanghai, lost power mid-flight on both of its Rolls-Royce engines.

According to Flightradar 24, the Airbus A330-343 experienced the problem while cruising at 39,000 feet.

The incident, which took place just south of Hong Kong, caused the airliner to descend 13,000 feet before the crew was able to restart the engines.

The Airbus jet — registration number 9V-SSF — landed safely in Shanghai an hour and a half later.

There were 182 passengers and 12 crew members on board the airliner. No injuries were reported.

According to The Aviation Herald, Singapore Airlines confirmed that the A330 "experienced a temporary loss of power" after encountering some bad weather.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airbus; airlines; aviation; singapore
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To: knarf

Beats me.


61 posted on 05/27/2015 5:30:22 PM PDT by dinodino
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To: C210N
"Which is why I always try and make my air travel on single engine airplanes. With two, you are twice as likely to lose an engine. "

LOL! Well done.

62 posted on 05/27/2015 6:04:48 PM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: The_Republic_Of_Maine
Yes, but how are their seat cleaning people?

Best in the industry, IIRC.

Oh, pardon me. I'm a little slow catching on there.

All departing passengers were issued complimentary "Depends" and a little Pine Tree air freshener to hang on a belt loop.

63 posted on 05/27/2015 6:25:44 PM PDT by BwanaNdege
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To: Junk Silver

If it ain’t Boeing, I’m not going!

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A 777 lost power to both engines while landing in London a few years ago.


64 posted on 05/27/2015 6:29:28 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: Moonman62

I’ll take an engine power loss during landing over one at 39,000 feet any day of the week!


65 posted on 05/27/2015 7:24:35 PM PDT by Junk Silver
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To: central_va
“If we lose one more engine, we’ll be up here all day."

Glad you posted this, it was my first thought when reading the article.

66 posted on 05/27/2015 8:05:37 PM PDT by Dustoff45 (A good woman brings out the best in a good man! A better woman might be just what this nation needs)
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To: Junk Silver

I feel safe in saying that 100% of pilots would rather have the engine failure at the higher altitude.


67 posted on 05/27/2015 8:09:49 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: Junk Silver; Moonman62

That’s gonna make them Brake Pads get awful hot before POSSIBLY getting that Bird stopped before being out of Runway.

Reverse Thrust does A LOT of the Braking!


68 posted on 05/28/2015 4:27:38 AM PDT by mabarker1 (congress, The Opposite of Progress.)
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To: jalisco555
Singapore Airlines Flight 836, flying from Singapore to Shanghai, lost power mid-flight on both of its Rolls-Royce engines.

Over Macho Grande?

69 posted on 05/28/2015 4:29:31 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: Moonman62
RE: Your Homepage


70 posted on 05/28/2015 4:32:29 AM PDT by mabarker1 (congress, The Opposite of Progress.)
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To: mabarker1

“Reverse Thrust does A LOT of the Braking!”

I suppose this is why the airlines never poll passengers on when they would prefer to have both engines lose power. I can see how having a plane that can’t stop could be problematic in a landing situation.

I’ll still go with Boeing. The French make great pastries but I just don’t trust them to build solid airliners.


71 posted on 05/28/2015 6:09:32 AM PDT by Junk Silver
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To: Junk Silver

If I still flew it would only on a US made Plane.


72 posted on 05/28/2015 8:40:09 AM PDT by mabarker1 (congress, The Opposite of Progress.)
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