ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 323276
| Date: | Friday 8 June 2001 |
| Time: | 04:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 727-90C |
| Owner/operator: | Transafrik |
| Registration: | S9-BOG |
| MSN: | 19170/332 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B (HK) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | 18 km from Luena -
 Angola
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
| Luena Airport (LUO/FNUE) |
A Boeing 727 operating for the UN World Food Programme (WFP) was descending into Luena at FL150 when the no. 2 engine was struck by a missile. The crew managed to carry out a safe emergency landing. WFP suspended operations in the area for six days following the incident. The aircraft was ferried to Luanda for repairs on June 17.
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