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| Date: | Sunday 9 April 2017 |
| Time: | 15:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-85F (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Mango |
| Registration: | ZS-SJD |
| MSN: | 28829/582 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Cape Town International Airport (CPT) -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cape Town International Airport (CPT |
| Durban International Airport (DUR/FADN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mango flight JE348 from Cape Town to Durban in South Africa returned to land at Cape Town after suffering a bird strike after departure from runway 01.
The aircraft, Boeing 737-800, impacted a pelican which caused a significant dent in the leading edge of the left hand horizontal stabilizer.
The aircraft climbed to FL330 before the crew decided to return at 13:27 UTC, about 17 minutes after departure.
A safe landing was carried out at 14:28 UTC
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/zs-sjd
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 February 2005 | ZS-SJD | South African Airways - SAA | 0 | Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) | |
non |
| Loss of control | ||||||
| 11 December 2007 | ZS-SJD | South African Airways - SAA | 0 | Lusaka-Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN/FLKK) |  |
min |
Media:
#birdstrike on @FlyMangoSA flight out of @capetownint this afternoon. Poor pelican didn't make it pic.twitter.com/jGYKjWPRks
— Derek Smith (@DerekSmithDurbs) 9 april 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2017 06:29 | harro | Added |
| 14-Feb-2025 11:55 | ASN | Updated [Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
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