ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139955
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| Date: | 18-NOV-2011 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-924ER(WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Continental Airlines |
| Registration: | N53442 |
| MSN: | 33536/3027 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Panama City -
 Panama
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Panama City-Tocumen International Airport (PTY/MPTO) |
| KEWR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Continental Airlines Boeing 737-924ER(WL), performing flight CO-1022, was forced to return to Tocumen Airport - MPTO where the aircraft just took off. Cause of the incident was that the left hand engine (CFM56) ingested a bird (buzzard) and repeatedly surged. The crew shut down the engine and returned. The Boeing, which was on a flight to Newark Liberty International Airport - KEWR, landed safely back at Tocumen.
Nobody was injured.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20120407043348/http://www.newsroompanama.com:80/panama/3603-continental-flight-forced-to-return-to-tocumen-airport.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2011 01:24 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 19-Nov-2011 04:29 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2011 04:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Nature] |
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