SAA A332 at Accra on Aug 5th 2019, smoke on board following ground incident
Last Update: August 5, 2019 / 21:28:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 5, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
SAA South African Airways
Flight number
SA-209
Departure
Accra, Ghana
Destination
Washington Dulles, United States
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SXY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The airline reported the aircraft had departed with a delay of 3 hours. After landing in Accra a catering truck damaged an aircraft door. The damage was repaired and the aircraft departed, however, experienced another technical problem and needed to return.
A replacement A330-300 registration ZS-SXM was dispatched to Accra, resumed the flight and is estimated to reach Washington with a delay of 17.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 5, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
SAA South African Airways
Flight number
SA-209
Departure
Accra, Ghana
Destination
Washington Dulles, United States
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SXY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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