View Full Version : Rawandan 737 aborts at FAJS
cammron
5th Mar 2008, 18:09
Just witnessed Rawandan flight 112 abort 3/4 down 3L with the pilot shouting "we are aborting" twice in a high pitched voice over my transceiver earlier this evening.Apparant engine failure.
Is this just another normal day for African Aviation:rolleyes: or does this happen as regularly in the Western World??
mactheknife
5th Mar 2008, 21:16
Read on another forum that Rwandair Express operating to FAJS with a Nationwide 732 (ZS-OOD).
Any chance this was a Nationwide fluffy??
RunwayBlueOne
5th Mar 2008, 22:31
Wet leased Nationwide Fluffy.
mainbearing
6th Mar 2008, 05:13
Interair I would think, saw them taking off sunday as Rwan 112, Nationwide, my mate tells me stopped on Fri 29/02
grjplanes
6th Mar 2008, 06:09
Saw Nationwide ZS-OOD at GRJ yesterday, so couldn't have been them anymore.
cammron
8th Mar 2008, 04:01
Merely an observation,probably due to the focus on a lot of incidents lateley.Maybe a question regarding the usage of older generation aircraft and possibly a higher incident rate due to it? Does africa have a larger "collection" of old aircraft in use?
rodmur
8th Mar 2008, 07:53
It Was Inter Air
I was on this flight. Can anyone provide more information on the aircraft. Passengers with me reported that they had been trying to get to Kigali for a week and that the flight was regularly canceled. One man was on a flight from Joburg to Kigali that crash-landed in the DRC. Another woman reported one of the craft turning around over Zim. They reported that Rwandair gave up Nationwide contract 5 months ago. Any more info?
spacedaddy
8th Mar 2008, 15:38
Have a buddy there. Says it was an FCU problem. Guess they don't have them on new generation aircraft. High speed aborts are always hairy. Well done to the crew.
Alfred Kamara
9th Mar 2008, 04:03
It was reported by a passenger that it was an Air Malawi aircraft.
VarigMD11
10th Mar 2008, 09:41
I know Air Malawi leases their 737-500 to Rwandair, but last time I was in FWCL (Blantyre Chileka) in January it was in for a major overhaul (C-Check I think), dunno if its still there though.
JTrain
11th Mar 2008, 07:50
I too thought Air Malawi did the wetlease to RwandAir Express.
Last year somebody else was doing it with MD-80s.
It has been a 737 most recently.
jt
ERASER
11th Mar 2008, 09:38
RwandAir Express is flying the B737-500 (7Q-YKW). It is currectly standing at SAA Technical next to the Air Malawi B737-300 (7Q-YKP). Both standing longer than a week and missing an engine........?
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