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El Al Tel Aviv Flight Returns to Heathrow on Three Engines


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What: El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 747-400 en route from London to Tel Aviv
Where: London
When: Jul 4 2012
Who: 411 passengers
Why: While en route, pilot Ilan Margalit felt that one of the right side engines was losing power as it reached 26,000 feet. He shut down the affected engine and returned to London where he made a safe landing at Heathrow.

The Israel Times reported that the engine caught fire; however other sources say there was no actual fire. The plane landed safely on three engines. A replacement flight was provided on July 5.

The affected engine was a Pratt & Whitney.

In April of 2007 this plane was damaged when it “taxied over its pushback tractor.” No one was hurt in that incident either.

Flight Tracking of ELY318 on O4-July 2012

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