Ethiopian B763 at Dakar on Oct 8th 2019, uncontained engine failure and fire
Last Update: October 8, 2019 / 20:50:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 8, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Flight number
ET-908
Departure
Dakar Blaise Diagne, Senegal
Destination
Bamako, Mali
Aircraft Registration
ET-AMG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The airport reported the engine caught fire on climb out.
The airline reported the aircraft suffered a mechanical problem.
A passenger reported immediately after the aircraft became airborne there was a loud noise, the air conditioning outlets began to emit smoke.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 8, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ethiopian Airlines
Flight number
ET-908
Departure
Dakar Blaise Diagne, Senegal
Destination
Bamako, Mali
Aircraft Registration
ET-AMG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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