TAAG B737 near Luanda on Jan 13th 2018, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: January 15, 2018 / 23:09:37 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 13, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DT-461

Destination
Lubango, Angola

Aircraft Registration
D2-TBK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration D2-TBK performing flight DT-461 from Luanda to Lubango (Angola) with 75 passengers, had just reached cruise FL380 when the crew needed to shut one of the engines (CFM56) down due to the failure of the engine and returned to Luanda for a safe landing on runway 25 about 55 minutes after departure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 13, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DT-461

Destination
Lubango, Angola

Aircraft Registration
D2-TBK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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