Safair B734 at Durban on Oct 27th 2019, bird strike

Last Update: November 5, 2019 / 23:39:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 27, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Safair

Flight number
FA-421

Aircraft Registration
ZS-OAF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

A Safair Boeing 737-400, registration ZS-OAF performing flight FA-421 from Durban to Port Elizabeth (South Africa), was climbing out of Durban's runway 24 when the right hand engine (CFM56) ingested a bird during rotation for takeoff causing the engine to vibrate. The crew continued takeoff, climbed the aircraft to FL100 and returned to Durban for a safe landing on runway 24 about 25 minutes after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Durban for about 8 hours, then positioned to Johannesburg (South Africa) and remained on the ground in Johannesburg for about 33 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 27, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Safair

Flight number
FA-421

Aircraft Registration
ZS-OAF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

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