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| Date: | Thursday 17 November 2016 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-4Y0 (SF) |
| Owner/operator: | Swiftair |
| Registration: | EC-MAD |
| MSN: | 25261/2258 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN) -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Shannon Airport (SNN/EINN) |
| Leipzig Airport (LEJ/EDDP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Swiftair flight QY2939, a Boeing 737-400, declared an emergency and returned to land at Shannon Airport, Ireland after losing flight deck displays.
The aircraft took off from runway 24 about 20:43 UTC and landed back on the same runway about 20:56 UTC.
The aircraft departed again at 22:45 UTC for the flight to Leipzig.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ec-mad#ba4f997
https://forums.liveatc.net/atcaviation-audio-clips/swiftaireat-swt2939-from-shannon-lost-all-flight-deck-displays/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 May 2025 | EC-MAD | Swiftair | 0 | near Le Rozier |  |
non |
| Loss of pressurization | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2016 13:04 | harro | Added |
| 20-Nov-2016 13:07 | harro | Updated [Country, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 14-Feb-2025 11:54 | ASN | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
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