Mango plane forced to turn back
2007-11-16 20:10
Johannesburg - A Mango aircraft on its way to Johannesburg was forced to turn back 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 12:55.
"It was sorted in less than two hours. The same aircraft proceeded to Joburg with 134 passengers and 6 crew members."
This a fourth aviation incident recently.
An aircraft engine fell off on take off from Cape Town International Airport on last week from Nationwide Flight CE723. The engine "separated from the wing" 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 land with only one engine less than halfway into the flight after experiencing technical problems.
The captain of flight MN103 had to turn off one of the engines after his instruments indicated low oil pressure. There were no injuries.
- SAPA