Created Monday, May 1st 2023 07:41Z, last updated Monday, May 1st 2023 07:41Z
A Scoot Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration 9V-OJC performing flight
TR-3 from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Singapore (Singapore) with 311 people on board, was enroute at FL360 about 250nm northeast of Adelaide,SA (Australia), when the crew needed to shut the left hand engine (Trent 1000) down due to low oil quantity and pressure. The aircraft drifted down to FL200 and landed safely on Adelaide's runway 23 about 50 minutes after leaving FL360.
A replacement Boeing 787-9 registration 9V-OJF positioned from Singapore to Adelaide and reached Singapore as flight
TR-3V with a delay of about 25 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Adelaide about 50 hours after landing.
The airline stated the aircraft diverted to Adelaide as a precaution, spare parts needed to be sent to Adelaide, hence the aircraft could not be recovered in time. Passengers were offered a relief flight on Sunday (Apr 30th).
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