Zimbabwe B732 at Harare on Oct 27th 2013, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: October 29, 2013 / 18:58:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 27, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Zimbabwe
Flight number
UM-322
Departure
Harare, Zimbabwe
Destination
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Aircraft Registration
Z-WPA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200
ICAO Type Designator
B732
A number of passengers were rebooked onto flights via Bulawayo (Zimbabwe), the rest was taken to Victoria Falls by an Embraer ERJ-145 registration ZS-BBH with a delay of about 7.5 hours.
The airline confirmed flight UM-322 returned to Harare due to a minor technical problem.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 27, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Zimbabwe
Flight number
UM-322
Departure
Harare, Zimbabwe
Destination
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Aircraft Registration
Z-WPA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200
ICAO Type Designator
B732
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