Swift B763 at Miami on Jun 9th 2018, engine problem

Last Update: June 10, 2018 / 22:21:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 9, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine problem

Airline
Swiftair

Flight number
WQ-1997

Departure
Miami, United States

Destination
Caracas, Venezuela

Aircraft Registration
N703KW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Swift Air Boeing 767-300 on behalf of Laser Airlines, registration N703KW performing flight WQ-1997 from Miami,FL (USA) to Caracas (Venezuela), was in the initial climb out of Miami's runway 08R when upon contacting departure the crew requested to return to Miami reporting a high EGT on their left hand engine (RB211). The crew advised that there was no emergency, they had pulled the engine back to idle and everything was normal, a normal landing would occur. The aircraft landed safely on Miami's runway 09 about 10 minutes after departure.

According to the FAA aircraft database the tail number N703KW is reserved with a pending change from N740JM belonging to Eastern Airlines scheduled to take place in June 2018. According to the flight plan the flight was already done by N703KW.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N703KW
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
767-336
Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B763
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Engine Manufacturer
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Engine Model
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Engine Type
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Pounds of Thrust
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 9, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine problem

Airline
Swiftair

Flight number
WQ-1997

Departure
Miami, United States

Destination
Caracas, Venezuela

Aircraft Registration
N703KW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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