Air Zimbabwe flight 322 , engine problem

Created on Monday, 28 October 2013 12:43 |

27 October 2013

Air Zimbabwe flight UM-322, Boeing 737-200 registration Z-WPA from Harare to Victoria Falls Zimbabwe took off from Harare airport and it was in the initial climb when airplane suffered an engine problem.The crew declared an emergency and after made a U-turn diverted back to Harare for a safe landing

Airport sources reported that airplane shorty after take off suffered an engine fire

Airline reported that airplane diverted back due to a technical fault

Z-WPA

First Flight:18-11-1986

Age:27 years

Engines:2x PW JT8D-17A