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| Date: | Sunday 12 September 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-3FXER |
| Owner/operator: | Etihad Airways |
| Registration: | A6-ETP |
| MSN: | 41699/1111 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90-115B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 300 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Oman Airspace -
 Oman
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC/VGHS) |
| Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH/OMAA) | |
| Investigating agency: | GCAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Etihad Airways Flight EY245, a scheduled flight from Dhaka (DAC), Bangladesh, to Abu Dhabi (AUH), United Arab Emirates, was cruising at Flight level 380 en route near Oman when the aircraft experienced a sudden left engine failure. The failure was caused by a malfunction in the hydromechanical unit of the accessory gearbox, which allowed fuel to mix with engine oil, resulting in a substantial internal engine damage. The flight crew diverted to Muscat, Oman. The aircraft landed safely with a single engine and landed in Muscat International Airport (MCT), and all 300 passengers and crew evacuated the aircraft without injury. The investigation was completed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://skybrary.aero/accidents-and-incidents/b77w-en-route-east-oman-2021
https://skybrary.aero/sites/default/files/bookshelf/34585.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 May 2023 | A6-ETP | Etihad Airways | 0 | Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH/OMAA) |  |
min |
| Brake problem | ||||||
| 10 February 2024 | A6-ETP | Etihad Airways | 0 | Muscat FIR | |
non |
| Near miss | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2025 18:27 | GetHDC | Added |
| 19-Aug-2025 18:30 | ASN | Updated |
| 19-Aug-2025 18:31 | ASN | Updated [Damage, ] |
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