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| Date: | Monday 14 January 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7Q8 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Ethiopian Airlines (opf. Malawian Airlines) |
| Registration: | ET-ARB |
| MSN: | 30687/2252 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | OR Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) -
 South Africa
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lilongwe-Kamuzu International Airport (LLW/FWKI) |
| Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Upon landing of flight ET20 there apparently was a tyre burst. There were no personal injuries.
Sources:
https://www.nyasatimes.com/malawian-airlines-carrying-vp-chilima-crash-lands-at-or-tambo-airport/
https://theworldnews.net/mw-news/malawi-airlines-carrying-chilima-crash-lands-at-or-tambo-airport-in-south-africa
http://www.maravipost.com/malawian-airlines-airplane-which-chilima-boarded-lands-with-deflated-tyres-at-rsa-o-r-tambo-passengers-safe/
https://m.planespotters.net/photo/709662/et-arb-malawian-airlines-boeing-737-7q8wl
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2019 13:23 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Jan-2019 16:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2019 16:51 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 01-Jun-2019 11:26 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, ] |
| 14-Feb-2025 13:47 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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