Saudia B744 at Jeddah on Feb 25th 2015, dropped engine cowl

Last Update: February 26, 2015 / 22:24:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 25, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SV-403

Destination
Kano, Nigeria

Aircraft Registration
HZ-AIX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-400, registration HZ-AIX performing flight SV-403 from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) to Kano (Nigeria), was rotating for takeoff when parts of an engine (CF6) cowling separated from the engine prompting the crew to return to Jeddah for a safe landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 25, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SV-403

Destination
Kano, Nigeria

Aircraft Registration
HZ-AIX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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