Kenya B737 near Khartoum on Jan 1st 2013, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: January 2, 2013 / 13:36:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 1, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Kenya Airways
Flight number
KQ-320
Departure
Khartoum, Sudan
Destination
Cairo, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
5Y-KQG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto flight KQ-320 of Jan 2nd.
The airline reported an unspecified engine malfunction prompted the crew to shut the engine down, engineers are currently examining the aircraft. There was no fire indication, the crew did not discharge any fire suppression system.
Passengers reported they saw streaks of flames out of the engine and believed the engine had caught fire.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 1, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Kenya Airways
Flight number
KQ-320
Departure
Khartoum, Sudan
Destination
Cairo, Egypt
Aircraft Registration
5Y-KQG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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