Incident to the Airbus A330 registered 9M-MTM and operated by Malaysia Airlines on 18/01/2018 en route [Investigation led by ATSB / Australia]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of Australia :

During cruise, the crew detected the no. 1 engine stalling and shut it down. The crew diverted the aircraft to Alice Springs.

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General information
Local date	18/01/2018
Responsible entity	Australia - ATSB
State or area of occurrence	Australia
Location	En croisière
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Incident
File number	BEA2018-0026

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Malaysia - Malaysian Airlines System
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A330
Aircraft Registration	9M-MTM
State of registry	Malaysia
Last departure point	Australia - YSSY (SYD): Sydney / Kingsford Smith International
Planned destination	Malaysia (Peninsular) - WMKK (KUL): Kuala Lumpur/Intl
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	1431
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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