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| Date: | Thursday 22 December 2022 |
| Time: | 16:40 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-223 |
| Owner/operator: | Korean Air |
| Registration: | HL8227 |
| MSN: | 1200 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW4168A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 216 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | over Pohang -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA) |
| Seoul-Incheon International Airport (ICN/RKSI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Korean Air flight KE42, an Airbus A330-223, suffered a failure of engine no.2 as it overflew Pohang, South Korea, at top of descent.
A safe landing was made at the destination, Incheon, at 08:16 UTC (17:16 LT).
Sources:
https://economist.co.kr/2022/12/23/industry/normal/20221223140840044.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hl8227#2e9d65ac
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