Air Malawi B732 near Blantyre on Apr 11th 2012, smoke indication

Last Update: April 13, 2012 / 14:06:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 11, 2012

Airline
Air Malawi

Departure
Blantyre, Malawi

Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa

Aircraft Registration
RA-61701

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

An Air Malawi Boeing 737-200, flight QM-201 from Blantyre (Malawi) to Johannesburg (South Africa) with 78 passengers, was climbing out of Blantyre about 20 minutes into the flight when the crew received a smoke indication and returned to Blantyre for a safe landing about 40 minutes after departure. The airline denied rumours of an inflight engine fire circulating in Malawi and said the crew received a smoke indication that was faulty. The aircraft was examined and departed again for Johannesburg. Air Malawi resumed flights to Johannesburg end of March 2012 after leasing a Boeing 737-200 from Star Air Cargo in.
Aircraft Registration Data
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RA-61701
Country of Registration
Russia
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
An-148-100V
ICAO Aircraft Type
B732
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 11, 2012

Airline
Air Malawi

Departure
Blantyre, Malawi

Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa

Aircraft Registration
RA-61701

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-200

ICAO Type Designator
B732

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