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| Date: | Sunday 4 March 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-36NER |
| Owner/operator: | EgyptAir |
| Registration: | SU-GDL |
| MSN: | 38284/850 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90-115B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Over Atlantic Ocean -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) |
| Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) | |
| Investigating agency: | EAAID |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While Operating Flight MSR986 from New York to Cairo the aircraft encountered severe turbulence, This caused the number 2 engine to fail. The crew diverted to Shannon.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.civilaviation.gov.eg/Accident/reports (Page 8; 2012/03/08)
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7481638 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 October 2012 | SU-GDL | Egyptair | 0 | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA) |  |
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| Collision with Ground support equipment | ||||||
| 27 November 2017 | SU-GDL | EgyptAir | 0 | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jan-2025 14:15 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 01-Jan-2025 14:16 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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