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THY's Chicago–Istanbul flight landed in Canada

The Boeing 777 aircraft that operated THY's Chicago–Istanbul flight diverted its route to Canada due to an engine failure and landed safely.

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On Tuesday, September 22, Turkish Airlines' flight TK6 from Chicago to Istanbul experienced an unexpected development. A malfunction occurred in one of the engines of the Boeing 777-3F2 passenger aircraft during flight.

The flight crew headed to Canada.

After the engine failure, the flight crew, for safety reasons, diverted the aircraft's route to Canada. The aircraft, continuing its flight on a single engine, had the necessary procedures applied to establish safe landing conditions.

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Excess fuel was discharged in a controlled manner.

To reach a safe landing weight, excess fuel was discharged in a controlled manner. After the operation, the aircraft was directed to Happy Valley-Goose Bay Airport in Canada.

The aircraft landed safely.

TC-JJG, a tail‑number‑registered Boeing 777, landed safely at Happy Valley‑Goose Bay Airport at 07:46 Turkish time on the morning of September 22. No problems were encountered during the landing.

No Injuries

No injuries were reported in the incident. After the aircraft was safely landed in Canada, the process concerning the engine failure that occurred continued.

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