An Emirates Boeing 777-300, registration A6-EGA performing flight EK-432 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Brisbane,QL (Australia) with 328 people on board, was enroute at FL350 about 370nm northnorthwest of Adelaide,SA (Australia) when the crew decided to divert to Adelaide reporting a possible leak at the left hand engine (GE90). The aircraft landed safely on Adelaide's runway 05 about one hour later, vacated the runway and stopped on the adjacent taxiway for an inspection for any leaks by emergency services.
The aircraft subsequently taxied to the apron.
Passengers reported the crew announced a technical problem required them to divert to Adelaide. After landing the aircraft was surrounded by firemen, a couple of firefighters with torches were checking the left hand engine with other firemen aiming with a hose at the engine. After arrival at the apron maintenance attempted to fix the engine for a number of hours, then the captain announced the engine could not be fixed, due to a large conference in the city no hotel accomodation was available and the passengers would need to spend the night at the airport or on the aircraft while being rebooked onto other (domestic) flights.
The Aviation Herald
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