Mango B738 at Cape Town on Jan 14th 2020, dropped fairing panel
Last Update: February 4, 2020 / 11:00:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 14, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Mango Airlines
Flight number
JE-152
Departure
Cape Town, South Africa
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SJC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A local resident was seen carrying the panel away.
The airline confirmed: "Mango can confirm that a panel, a side wing to body fairing, did detach from the body of one of our aircraft." They did not pay anything for getting the panel back. Mango is investigating the occurrence and have submitted a report to the SACAA (Civil Aviation Authority of South Africa).
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 24 hours after landing in Johannesburg.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 14, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Mango Airlines
Flight number
JE-152
Departure
Cape Town, South Africa
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SJC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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