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| Date: | Thursday 15 January 2015 |
| Time: | 07:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7M2 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | TAAG Angola Airlines |
| Registration: | D2-TBJ |
| MSN: | 34562/2149 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Luena Airport (LUO/FNUE) -
 Angola
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Luena Airport (LUO/FNUE) |
| Luanda Airport (LAD/FNLU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration D2-TBJ operating scheduled flight DT241 from Luena to Luanda, Angola, had backtracked and turned around to line up for takeoff from runway 29 when the nose gear sunk into a hole in the runway.
Sources:
https://newsavia.com/boeing-737-700-da-taag-enterra-trem-no-aeroporto-de-luena-moxico/_
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 February 2022 | D2-TBJ | TAAG Angola Airlines | 0 | Maputo International Airport (MPM/FQMA) |  |
non |
Location
Media:
É o que dá não olhar para os buracos na pista! #avgeek #Angola #TAAG
http://t.co/dRW8Hl5VeB pic.twitter.com/0BvIOZRpwv
— NewsAvia (@NewsAvia) January 15, 2015Luena (ex-Vila Luso) 15/01/2015. TAAG B737/700 encontrou buraco na pista quando se preparava para descolar. pic.twitter.com/iY6kMJe2tQ
— José Guedes (@cpt340) January 16, 2015Luena, 15Jan2015. TAAG B737/700 pic.twitter.com/VipPtnHGTw
— José Guedes (@cpt340) January 16, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2015 10:20 | Nieuport | Added |
| 17-Jan-2015 10:24 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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