SA Express CRJ2 near Cape Town on May 11th 2018, engine issue
Last Update: May 11, 2018 / 15:20:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 11, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
SA Express
Flight number
XZ-1375
Departure
Cape Town, South Africa
Destination
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-NMJ
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3 hours, then departed again and reached Port Elizabeth with a delay of about 4.5 hours.
Passengers reported one of the engines (CF34) was emitting very strange noises. The captain announced a technical failure and returned to Cape Town.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 11, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
SA Express
Flight number
XZ-1375
Departure
Cape Town, South Africa
Destination
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-NMJ
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
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