- Date
- August 7, 2016
- Place
- Over the Pacific, A1
- Injuries
- 320 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- VH-VKKBoeing 787
- Defining event
- Enroute: Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
- NTSB office
- Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 93843
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Factual narrative
On August 7, 2016, a Jetstar Boeing 787, powered by 2 General Electric (GE) GEnx-1B64/P2 engines experienced a right engine (No. 2) low oil quantity indication while cruising over the Pacific. The engine was shutdown and the airplane was diverted to Guam where an uneventful landing was made. This incident is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Board and the NTSB is participating as the US Accredited Representative in accordance with ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer for the engines and airplane.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- VH-VKK
- Reported as
- Boeing 787 (8)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36237
- Built
- 2015
- Engines
- General Electric GEnx-1B64, turbo fanGeneral Electric GEnx-1B64, turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Operator
- Jetstar
- Registered owner
- Quantas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- NRT · Tokyo
- Destination
- OOL · Gold Coast
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GUM · Guam Intl