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| Date: | Thursday 8 May 2008 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-2N0ER |
| Owner/operator: | Air Zimbabwe |
| Registration: | Z-WPE |
| MSN: | 24713/287 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 99 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Lilongwe Airport, Central Region -
 Malawi
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Harare (HRE/FVHA) |
| London/Gatwick (EGKK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
After the refueling stop in Lilongwe, when running for take-off both engines ingested birds. Pilot decided to abort take-off at very high speed. Eight tyres burst and start to burn like one of the engines. Fireman extinguished the flames while passengers abadoned the aircraft in the runway.
The aircraft was back in service two days later.
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/web_db_input.php
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Air-Zimbabwe/Boeing-767-2N0-ER/1398977/L?sid=1d543876f7e96c35635928da380501d2
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 March 1994 | Z-WPE | Air Zimbabwe | 0 | London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) |  |
min |
| 3 August 2008 | Z-WPE | Air Zimbabwe | 0 | Near London-Gatwick Airport (LGW/EGKK) | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2008 11:59 | Fusko | Added |
| 30-Jul-2010 13:49 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Aug-2011 01:39 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Apr-2022 10:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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