An Edelweiss Airbus A340-300, registration HB-JMF performing flight WK-44 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Muscat (Oman), was enroute at FL390 near Sakaka (Saudi Arabia) when the crew needed to shut one of the four engines (CFM56) down and drifted down to FL330. The aircraft continued the flight to Muscat, step climbed to FL350 later on and landed safely on Muscat's runway 08L about 2:20 hours later.
A listener on frequency could not fully understand the communication with ATC in Jeddah FIR (Saudi Arabia) and remained unclear, whether it was a possible engine fire indication and/or an engine shut down.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Muscat about 30 hours after landing and is awaiting an engine change.
On Nov 13th 2025 The Aviation Herald received confirmation, that the crew had indeed received an engine fire warning, worked the related checklist and shut the engine down, and subsequently continued the flight to Muscat.
A listener on frequency could not fully understand the communication with ATC in Jeddah FIR (Saudi Arabia) and remained unclear, whether it was a possible engine fire indication and/or an engine shut down.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Muscat about 30 hours after landing and is awaiting an engine change.
On Nov 13th 2025 The Aviation Herald received confirmation, that the crew had indeed received an engine fire warning, worked the related checklist and shut the engine down, and subsequently continued the flight to Muscat.
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