SAA A343 near Hong Kong on Mar 5th 2016, engine problem
Last Update: March 8, 2016 / 22:17:55 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 5, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
SAA South African Airways
Flight number
SA-287
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SXA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
A passenger reported the crew announced an engine failure, they were returning to Hong Kong.
The flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Hong Kong 75 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 5, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
SAA South African Airways
Flight number
SA-287
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SXA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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