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| Date: | Tuesday 17 November 2015 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-86N (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Kenya Airways |
| Registration: | 5Y-KYF |
| MSN: | 35637/2803 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi |
| Bangui | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 (5Y-KYF) had a left engine failure and was forced to make return to Nairobi.
The aircraft operated flight number #KQ576 to Douala via Bangui.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/DaBullCam
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 2017 | 5Y-KYF | Kenya Airways | 0 | Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK) | |
sub |
| Collision with Ground support equipment | ||||||
Media:
Flight #KQ576 @KenyaAirways forced to land due to a failure in the left hand engine. pic.twitter.com/Jizdr9AaC2
— Dave Bull (@DaBullCam) November 17, 2015Fire engines pursue flight #KQ576 to #Bhungi along Jomo Kenyatta Int runway @KenyaAirways pic.twitter.com/l06Z3BMlbu
— Dave Bull (@DaBullCam) November 17, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2015 11:29 | ItheWaWambui | Added |
| 17-Nov-2015 11:32 | harro | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Nov-2015 11:34 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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