Transatlantic jet diverts to Shannon as engine fails
Egyptair flight MS-986 was en route from New York’s JFK International Airport to Cairo in Egypt with 181 passengers and crew when one of the Boeing 777’s engines failed. At about 4.00am, the crew of a Boston-bound Aer Lingus flight contacted air traffic controllers at Shannon to advise them that another aircraft in their area had sent a may day signal.
Soon afterwards, the Egyptair crew contacted controllers to confirm the aircraft had suffered an engine failure and they were declaring an emergency.
