Created Monday, Oct 4th 2021 16:09Z, last updated Monday, Oct 4th 2021 16:09Z
A S7 Sibir Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration VP-BND performing flight
S7-2007 from Moscow Domodedovo (Russia) to Simferopol (Ukraine) with 171 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL370 about 260nm north of Rostov on Don (Russia) when the crew reported a left engine (CFM56) failure, shut the engine down, drifted down to FL230 and diverted to Rostov on Don for a safe landing about 50 minutes later.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VP-BUL reached Simferopol with a delay of about 5.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Rostov about 32 hours after landing.
The status of Crimea and Simferopol is disputed. According to international law and United Nations the Crimea belong to the Ukraine although Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.
