Singapore Airlines jet drops 13,000 ft after both engines lost power - TomoNews

Описание: SINGAPORE — Singapore Airlines is investigating an incident on Saturday night in which one of its aircraft en route to Shanghai dropped 13,000 feet after losing power to both engines during bad weather.

Singapore Airlines Flight SQ836 departed Singapore with 182 passengers and 12 crew on board at 5:35 p.m. local time on Saturday.

The Airbus A330 was flying through what industry portal Flightradar24 called a huge storm three-and-a-half hours after departure at 39,000 feet when both of the airplane's Rolls-Royce engines lost power. The airplane experienced a rapid descent of 13,000 feet before regaining control at an altitude of 26,000 feet, according to a statement released by Singapore Airlines.

The plane touched down in Shanghai at 10:45 p.m. local time without further incident.

A Singapore Airlines spokesman stressed that post-flight checks of the plane in Shanghai revealed no anomalies, according to the South China Morning Post. The Air Accident Investigation Bureau of Singapore will be investigating the incident.

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