Kenya B737 near Khartoum on Jan 1st 2013, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: January 2, 2013 / 13:36:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 1, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Kenya Airways

Flight number
KQ-320

Departure
Khartoum, Sudan

Destination
Cairo, Egypt

Aircraft Registration
5Y-KQG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Kenya Airways Boeing 737-700, registration 5Y-KQG performing flight KQ-320 from Khartoum (Sudan) to Cairo (Egypt) with 56 passengers and 7 crew, was climbing out of Khartoum when the crew needed to shut the left hand engine (CFM56) down. The aircraft returned to Khartoum for a safe landing about 20 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto flight KQ-320 of Jan 2nd.

The airline reported an unspecified engine malfunction prompted the crew to shut the engine down, engineers are currently examining the aircraft. There was no fire indication, the crew did not discharge any fire suppression system.

Passengers reported they saw streaks of flames out of the engine and believed the engine had caught fire.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 1, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Kenya Airways

Flight number
KQ-320

Departure
Khartoum, Sudan

Destination
Cairo, Egypt

Aircraft Registration
5Y-KQG

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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