The May 23 incident occurred when Flight SQ836 hit bad weather en route to Shanghai from Singapore with 194 passengers and crew on board.
"Singapore Airlines flight SQ836 was bound for Shanghai from Singapore when it encountered bad weather at 39,000ft about three-and-a-half hours after departure," SIA said in a statement. "Both engines experienced a temporary loss of power, although one engine returned to normal operations almost immediately."
The airline said that the pilots followed operational procedures to restore normal operation of the second engine by putting the aircraft into a controlled descent, before climbing again.
The flight landed safely in Shanghai, where no immediate "anomalies" were found in the engine, it added.
Singapore's Air Accident Investigation Bureau (SAAIB) said on Wednesday that it was informed of the May 23 incident. "As the occurrence happened in international waters. the AAIBl will be the authority for investigating this incident. The AAIB is in the midst of gathering information and flight data from the operator," a spokesperson said.
Rolls-Royce said it is providing "support and technical assistance" to SIA, while Airbus said it is in contact with both the airline and the engine maker to determine the cause of the power loss.
Pilots told Reuters that losing power in both engines is an extremely rare event, but one that they are trained to handle.
"We do occasionally lose power in one engine for various reasons, but you hardly ever lost both engines. If that happens, you follow procedures in your check-list and try to restart the engines. The pilots successfully did that here said a senior captain in a Southeast Asian airline.
"If it was a very serious incident, they would have diverted to Hong Kong. But the fact that they continued on to Shanghai indicates that this may not have been as serious," the pilot said, declining to be named as he was not authorised to speak to the media.
News article from Channel News Asia
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