FlyEgypt B738 near Cairo on Feb 5th 2019, smell of smoke
Last Update: February 6, 2019 / 23:14:15 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 5, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
FlyEgypt
Flight number
FT-241
Departure
Alexandria, Egypt
Destination
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Aircraft Registration
SU-TMG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration SU-TMK reached Kuwait City with a delay of about 9 hours.
The occurrence aircraft performed a positioing flight FT-9005 from Cairo to Alexandria about 34 hours after landing, but still has not returned to service about 45 hours after landing in Cairo.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 5, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
FlyEgypt
Flight number
FT-241
Departure
Alexandria, Egypt
Destination
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Aircraft Registration
SU-TMG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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