Small Planet Germany A321 at Marsa Alam on Jun 6th 2018, foreign object damage on landing
Last Update: August 25, 2018 / 20:55:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Small Planet Germany
Flight number
5P-5634
Departure
Berlin Schoenefeld, Germany
Destination
Marsa Alam, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
D-ASPC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The aircraft is still on the ground in Marsa Alam on Aug 25th 2018.
Passengers waiting for the return flight 5P-5633 reported they were initially left without information for about 2.5 hours past scheduled departure time, then rumours developed the aircraft had received an engine (CFM56) damage. About 4 hours past scheduled departure time the pilot announced that the aircraft was not able to depart for the return flight. A replacement aircraft finally arrived in Berlin with a delay of about 21.5 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft received engine damage while landing in Marsa Alam in June 2018 because of a foreign object on the runway, that was ingested. All spare engines were already in service at the time stranding the aircraft in Egypt until a new engine can be acquired.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Small Planet Germany
Flight number
5P-5634
Departure
Berlin Schoenefeld, Germany
Destination
Marsa Alam, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
D-ASPC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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