SA Airlink RJ85 near Pietermaritzburg on May 18th 2016, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: May 22, 2016 / 21:36:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
SA Airlink
Flight number
4Z-8730
Departure
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SSJ
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-85 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ85
The airline confirmed the engine needed to be shut down in flight and was subsquently replaced.
The occurrence aircraft resumed service 53 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 18, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
SA Airlink
Flight number
4Z-8730
Departure
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SSJ
Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-85 Avroliner
ICAO Type Designator
RJ85
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