1time MD83 at Durban on Aug 5th 2012, engine shut down in flight after contained engine failure
Last Update: April 12, 2013 / 16:15:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 5, 2012
Classification
Incident
Flight number
T6-653
Departure
Durban King Shaka, South Africa
Destination
Cape Town, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-OPZ
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
ICAO Type Designator
MD83
The runway was closed for about 3 hours as result until debris, low pressure turbine blades ejected through the tail pipe of the right hand engine (contained failure), had been removed.
South Africa's Civil Aviation Authority reported the left hand engine failed spitting debris onto the runway.
On Aug 7th South Africa's CAA added, that ZS-OPZ suffered an uncontained failure of the left hand engine emitting debris through the engine cowling. Photos and information received on Aug 8th contradict CAA's information, The Aviation Herald has therefore submitted an according request for clarification with South Africa's CAA.
The airline reported the aircraft was climbing through about 300 feet of height when the engine failed.
A replacement MD-80 departed about 3.5 hours later.
On Apr 12th 2013 the CAA released a executive summary of the investigation concluding the probable cause of the incident was:
Successful emergency landing after number 2 engine failure due to high pressure turbine failure.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 5, 2012
Classification
Incident
Flight number
T6-653
Departure
Durban King Shaka, South Africa
Destination
Cape Town, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-OPZ
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
ICAO Type Designator
MD83
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