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| Date: | Saturday 21 December 2024 |
| Time: | 01:44 |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-AOQ |
| MSN: | 34745/49 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Near Moscow-Domodedovo International Airport (DME/UUDD) -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Moskva-Domodedovo Airport (DME/UUDD) |
| Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was scheduled to operate a service from Moscow to Addis Ababa. While climbing through 9000ft the crew were unable to connect to autopilot. The crew decided to return to Moscow where they executed a manual landing.
Sources:
https://t.me/aviaincident/37173
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/et-aoq#386c8b37
https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b787-34745.htm
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11596204 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 February 2016 | ET-AOQ | Ethiopian Airlines | 0 | Harare-Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE/FVRG) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2024 22:24 | vasilf | Added |
| 18-Mar-2025 19:07 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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