Emirates Airbus A380 Engine Shuts Down in Flight

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An Emirates Airbus A380, performing flight from Dubai to Sao Paulo, was in the initial climb out of Dubai when the crew stopped the climb at 6000 feet, shut the #1 engine down, dumped fuel and returned to Dubai for a safe landing about 110 minutes after departure.

A ground observer the aircraft emitted 3-4 loud bangs during initial climb.

A replacement Airbus A380-800 registration A6-EUT reached Sao Paulo with a delay of about 6 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 64 hours after landing back.

Source: avherald.com