British AVRO 146 ZS-ASW

Summary

On 8 November 2017 at about 17:50 local time, a British AVRO 146 registered ZS-ASW, operated by South African Airlink, was involved in an incident near Johannesburg, South Africa. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 November 2017 at 17:50

Classification

Incident

Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

British AVRO 146

Registration

ZS-ASW

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

South African Airlink

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG18RA004

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On November 8, 2017, at about 1750 UTC, South African Airlink flight 8103, a British Aerospace BAE-146 RJ85A, registered in South Africa as ZS-ASW, experienced an uncontained release of turbine material from the No. 2 engine, a Honeywell LF507-1F turbofan, during cruise flight. The South African Civil Aviation Authority, Accident and Incident Investigation Division (AAID) is investigating this incident. As the state of manufacture of the engine, the NTSB designated an U.S. accredited representative to assist the AAID with its investigation. All inquiries concerning this incident should be directed to: South African Civil Aviation Authority Accidents and Incidents Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Website: http://www.caa.co.za

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.