Pobeda Boeing 737 with a faulty engine landed at Vnukovo: what an engine failure and the Pan-Pan signal mean
A Pobeda Airlines Boeing 737-800, during a technical ferry flight from Minsk to Moscow, reported a malfunction in one engine and landed safely at Vnukovo. There were no passengers on board. We explain why a twin-engine airliner is capable of continuing flight, how Pan-Pan differs from Mayday, and how pilots are trained for such situations. A Pobeda Boeing 737-800, during a technical ferry flight from Minsk to Moscow, reported a malfunction in one of its engines and landed safely at Vnukovo. There were no passengers on board. We explain why a twin-engine airliner is capable of continuing the flight, how Pan-Pan differs from Mayday, and how pilots are trained for such situations.
Otabek Yusupov