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| Date: | Thursday 3 June 2010 |
| Time: | 23:50 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-6D6 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Algérie |
| Registration: | 7T-VJR |
| MSN: | 30545/1131 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 57 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Beirut International Airport (BEY) -
 Lebanon
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Houari Boumediene Airport |
| Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY/OLBA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Air Algérie flight took off from Algiers airport to Beirut was forced to an emergency landing in Beirut airport after the left engine of the aircraft caught fire. An emergency landing was made in Beirut, firefighters intervened on the engine. All people on board survived with no fatalities.
Sources:
otv channel
Passenger
https://avherald.com/h?article=42c7dc44&opt=4096
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6974770 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 February 2018 | 7T-VJR | Air Algerie | 0 | Toulouse–Blagnac Airport (TLS/LFBO) |  |
min |
| Wheel loss/failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2010 03:32 | aloushi | Added |
| 04-Jun-2010 03:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jun-2018 16:43 | Bongomalongo | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2025 15:31 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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