Mango flight forced to turn back
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-17 20:07:28
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A Mango aircraft on its way to Johannesburg was forced to turn approve to Durban International Airport on Friday due a 'slight glitch' the airline said.
Spokesperson Hein Kaizer said there was a problem with the aircraft's satellite communication device at 12.55pm.
"It was sorted in less than two hours. The same aircraft proceeded to Joburg with 134 passengers and 6 crew members."
This is the fourth aviation incident in recent weeks.
An aircraft engine fell off on act off from Cape Town International Airport last week from Nationwide Flight CE723. The engine "separated from the go" metres above the ground. The aircraft returned and landed and no injuries were reported.
Early this week a Kulula com flight en route to Cape Town from Johannesburg was forced to arrive with only one engine less than halfway into the flight after experiencing technical problems.
The head of flight MN103 had to turn off one of the engines after his instruments indicated low oil pressure. There were no injuries.
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