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Emirates Flight Loses Engine, Diverts to Sydney


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What: Emirates Airlines Airbus A380-800 en route from Sydney to Dubai
Where: Sydney
Who: 380 aboard
When: Nov 11, 2012
Why: After takeoff, one engine on the Emirates Airlines Sydney-Dubai flight developed a problem and was shut down. Passengers reported hearing a bang and saw flames from the engine. We do not know if it was a bird strike.

Pilots dumped fuel, returned to Sydney and made a safe landing. Passengers were provided alternative flights.

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