Kenya B737 near Johannesburg on Aug 23rd 2016, transponder failure
Last Update: August 24, 2016 / 21:19:14 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 23, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Kenya Airways
Flight number
KQ-761
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
Nairobi, Kenya
Aircraft Registration
5Y-KQG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The problem was resolved and the aircraft departed again after more than two hours on the ground, however, needed to divert to Mombasa (Kenya) due to crew duty time limitations.
A passenger reported the aircraft was climbing out of Johannesburg about to enter Zimbabwean Airspace when the captain announced that they were not permitted to enter Zimbabwe due to their transponder failure. They would return to Johannesburg and land there in about 15 minutes, however, were holding for about one hour before landing occurred. After second departure, on the way to Nairobi, the captain announced that the crew would be exceeding their crew duty time limitation of 15 hours if they continued and would lose their pilot licenses, hence they needed to divert to Mombasa.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 23, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Kenya Airways
Flight number
KQ-761
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
Nairobi, Kenya
Aircraft Registration
5Y-KQG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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