An AirAsia X Airbus A330-300, registration 9M-XXD performing flight D7-221 from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), was enroute at FL380 about 210nm southeast of Alice Springs,NT (Australia) when the crew received a low oil pressure warning for the right hand engine (Trent 772) and shut the engine down. The aircraft drifted down to FL230, subsequently descended to FL190 and diverted to Melbourne,VI (Australia) for a safe landing on runway 34 about 2:15 hours later.
Australia's TSB opened an investigation into the occurrence rated an incident, the final report is estimated for December 2016.
The Aviation Herald
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