SA Express CRJ2 at East London on Aug 16th 2014, dropped engine cowl on landing
Last Update: October 2, 2014 / 16:24:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 16, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
SA Express
Flight number
SA-1405
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
East London, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-NME
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
South Africa's Civil Aviation Authority reported in their occurrence list of August 2014 however, that ground engineers advised the crew the lower cowl of the left engine (CF34) was missing. A subsequent search located the missing parts on runway 11 of East London. An investigation into the incident is in progress.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 16, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
SA Express
Flight number
SA-1405
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
East London, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-NME
Aircraft Type
Canadair Corporate Jetliner
ICAO Type Designator
CRJ2
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