SAA A332 near Sao Paulo on Aug 7th 2014, engine oil problems
Last Update: August 8, 2014 / 19:49:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
SAA South African Airways
Flight number
SA-225
Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SXY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The airline confirmed the aircraft returned to Sao Paulo due to problems with the oil level in one of the engines, the passengers were taken to hotels.
The occurrence aircraft departed Sao Paulo for a test flight SA-4223 about 32 hours after landing and is estimated to reach Johannesburg as flight SA-9225 with a delay of 48 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
SAA South African Airways
Flight number
SA-225
Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SXY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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