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| Date: | Sunday 9 March 2014 |
| Time: | 12:35 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-467 |
| Owner/operator: | Cathay Pacific Airways |
| Registration: | B-HUF |
| MSN: | 25869/993 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | O. R. Tambo International Airport -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | O. R. Tambo International Airport |
| Hong Kong International Airport | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During take-off from O. R. Tambo International Airport, the aircraft impacted a flock of birds, causing substantial damage to both right engines. The crew carried out an emergency landing after dumping fuel, and landed on a shut runway. All aircraft resumed operations after the plane was safely removed from the runway.
Sources:
https://citizen.co.za/141063/emergency-landing-ort/
http://www.flyafrica.info/forums/showthread.php?62325-Cathay-Pacific-Emergency-JHB-to-Hong-Kong-(Bird-Strikes)
Images:
B-HUF landing safely after dumping fuel, with emergency vechile following it
Media:
B747-467 of Cathay Pacific flight CX748 B-HUF declared emergency due engine failure on take off at FAOR yesterday pic.twitter.com/A6AnQkCWvq
— ✈PilotSimon✈ (@pilotsimon208) March 10, 2014Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2014 07:14 | Alexander Wyche | Added |
| 10-Mar-2014 07:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Embed code, Damage, ] |
| 10-Mar-2014 08:25 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
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