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| Date: | Sunday 21 April 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8EH (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | FlySafair |
| Registration: | ZS-FGE |
| MSN: | 34269/2412 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 51520 hours |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 184 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) -
 South Africa
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Johannesburg-O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB/FAOR) |
| Cape Town International Airport (CPT/FACT) | |
| Investigating agency: | CAA S.A. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
FlySafair flight FA212, a Boeing 737-800, lost the outer wheel on the left-hand main gear during takeoff from JNB at 09:48 UTC.
The flight entered holding patterns to burn fuel before landing back at JNB at 12:06 UTC.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ecr.co.za/shows/east-coast-breakfast/video-sa-plane-emergency-landing-take-off/
Location
Media:
? A Flysafair Boeing 737 lost one of its left rear wheels on take-off from Johannesburg to Cape Town today. Flight FA212 took off at 11.32AM and landed back safely at 2.06PM after burning fuel which included low fly past over OR Tambo Int for emergency services to assess damage pic.twitter.com/5pny2SR3Mt
— ZimLive (@zimlive) April 21, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2024 05:54 | ASN | Added |
| 22-Apr-2024 05:54 | ASN | Updated [Location, Embed code, ] |
| 22-Apr-2024 10:48 | vasilf | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 16-May-2024 08:59 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Accident report, ] |
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