Kulula B738 at Lanseria on Nov 9th 2016, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: November 9, 2016 / 22:46:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 9, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Kulula

Flight number
MN-493

Aircraft Registration
ZS-ZWQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Kulula Boeing 737-800, registration ZS-ZWQ performing flight MN-493 from Lanseria to Cape Town (South Africa), was climbing out of Lanseria when the crew stopped the climb at FL110 due to an engine (CFM56) overheat indication and shut the engine down. The aircraft returned to Lanseria for a safe landing about 13 minutes after departure.

A faulty sensor was identified and replaced, the aircraft departed for the flight again about 4:20 hours after landing and reached Cape Town with a delay of 4:20 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 9, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Kulula

Flight number
MN-493

Aircraft Registration
ZS-ZWQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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