Flydamas B735 near Cairo on May 19th 2016, engine problem
Last Update: May 19, 2016 / 17:00:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 19, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Flydamas
Flight number
4J-502
Departure
Khartoum, Sudan
Destination
Damascus, Syria
Aircraft Registration
SU-KHM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
The aircraft, leased in from Alexandria Airlines, is still on the ground in Cairo about 10 hours later.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 19, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine problem
Airline
Flydamas
Flight number
4J-502
Departure
Khartoum, Sudan
Destination
Damascus, Syria
Aircraft Registration
SU-KHM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
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