Boeing 777 - 340ER incident near Moscow, Ru, July 21, 2013
On July 21, 2013, a 2006 Boeing 777 - 340ER, registered APBHV, was involved in an incident during enroute (cruise) near Moscow (Moscow Sheremetyevo Intern airport). The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 21, 2013
- Place
- Moscow, Russia · Moscow Sheremetyevo Intern
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 777 - 340ER 340ER, built 2006 · all 777 - 340ERs on the register
- Registration
- APBHV · no longer on the register · serial 33778
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The Civil Aviation Authority Safety Investigation Board of Pakistan (CAAP) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC) Boeing 777-340ER, registration number AP-BHV, powered by General Electric CF90-115BL turbofan engines that experienced a No. 1 engine compressor stall during cruise. The airplane diverted to Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) where a safe landing was performed. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CAAP investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer of the airplane and engines.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Engine shutdown during enroute (cruise)
- Loss of engine power (total) during enroute (cruise) defining event
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail during enroute (cruise)
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: General Electric GE90-115BL (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Pakistan International Airlines Cor
The flight
- Departed from: ISB Islamabad
- Destination: LHR London
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.