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| Date: | Thursday 7 April 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A350-941 |
| Owner/operator: | Sichuan Airlines |
| Registration: | B-306N |
| MSN: | 281 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Abuja-Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV/DNAA) -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Abuja-Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV/DNAA) |
| Chengdu Airport (CTU/ZUUU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Sichuan Airlines flight 3U3900, a Airbus A350-941, reportedly suffered an engine shutdown after startup at Abuja Airport, Nigeria.
According to an unconfirmed report by @FATIIIAviation on Twitter, this was caused by contaminated fuel.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/FATIIIAviation/status/1524028808210354178
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/b-306n#2b674daf
Location
Media:
Sichuan’s Panda#2, aka B-306N, has been stranded in the Nigerian capital Abuja for over a month now.
— FATIII Aviation (@FATIIIAviation) May 10, 2022
We are told that the plane suffered severe fuel contamination upon return. Resulting in engine shut down almost immediately after start.#avgeek #aviation pic.twitter.com/LmS55wzyHS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2022 09:18 | harro | Added |
| 12-May-2022 09:18 | harro | Updated [Location, Embed code, ] |
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