Narrative:
A Boeing 747-306M passenger plane, registered HS-VAC, sustained substantial damage following an uncontained engine failure at Cairo International Airport (CAI), Egypt. There were no injuries.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight 9302 was a ferry flight from Cairo to Jeddah (JED), Saudi Arabia. The crew rejected the takeoff following a loss of engine power of engine no. 4. It appeared the engine had suffered an uncontained failure.
Rejected takeoff
Runway mishap
accident date: 17-07-2010
type: Boeing 747-306M
registration: PH-BUU
accident date: 17-07-2010
type: Boeing 747-306M
registration: PH-BUU
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Saturday 17 July 2010 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-306M |
| Operating for: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| Leased from: | Phuket Airlines |
| Registration: | HS-VAC |
| MSN: | 23056/587 |
| First flight: | 1983-09-15 (26 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 4 General Electric CF6-50E2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Cairo International Airport (CAI) ( Egypt)
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Cairo International Airport (CAI/HECA), Egypt |
| Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN), Saudi Arabia | |
| Flightnumber: | SV9302 |
A Boeing 747-306M passenger plane, registered HS-VAC, sustained substantial damage following an uncontained engine failure at Cairo International Airport (CAI), Egypt. There were no injuries.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight 9302 was a ferry flight from Cairo to Jeddah (JED), Saudi Arabia. The crew rejected the takeoff following a loss of engine power of engine no. 4. It appeared the engine had suffered an uncontained failure.
Classification:
Uncontained engine failure Rejected takeoff
Runway mishap
Sources:
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accident date: 17-07-2010
type: Boeing 747-306M
registration: PH-BUU
accident date: 17-07-2010
type: Boeing 747-306M
registration: PH-BUU
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Cairo International Airport to Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport as the crow flies is 1209 km (756 miles).
Distance from Cairo International Airport to Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport as the crow flies is 1209 km (756 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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