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| Date: | Friday 11 March 2011 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-4S3 |
| Owner/operator: | Comair, opb Kulula.com |
| Registration: | ZS-OAM |
| MSN: | 24164/1702 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Port Elizabeth -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | FAPE (Port Elizabeth International) |
| FALE (King Shaka International) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Kulula.com Boeing 737-400, registration ZS-OAM performing flight MN-751 from Port Elizabeth to Durban King Shaka, returned to Port Elizabeth after the crew needed to shut the left hand engine down following a bang emitted by the engine. The airplane landed safely.
Sources:
1. Incident: Kulula.com B734 at Port Elizabeth on Mar 11th 2011, engine shut down in flight
Images:
taken from the passenger seat of the flight after the emergency landing, once the aircraft had come to full stop.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2011 02:37 | Jahn | Added |
| 12-Mar-2011 08:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, ] |
| 12-Mar-2011 08:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 12-Mar-2011 14:11 | Angelwings | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 21-Mar-2011 03:29 | Topaz | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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