ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179761
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| Date: | Saturday 19 September 2015 |
| Time: | 19:58 MSK |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-2Q8 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Azur Air |
| Registration: | VQ-BEZ |
| MSN: | 29377/857 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 237 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Rostov-on-Don Airport (ROV) -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Samara-Kurumoch International Airport (KUF/UWWW) |
| Hurghada Airport (HRG/HEGN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Azur Air flight ZF3309 from Samara, Russia to Hurghada, Egypt, diverted to Rostov-on-Don after an outer window pane of the cockpit had cracked. No one was hurt.
The Boeing-757-2Q8 (WL) took off from 13:59 UTC (17:59 LT). The aircraft was en route at FL340 when at 15:15 UTC a descent was initiated. The aircraft diverted towards Rostov-on-Don, descending to 6000 feet. At that altitude the flight entered a holding pattern for about one hour until an uneventful landing was carried out on at 16:58 UTC on runway 04.
The aircraft was repaired and back in service the next morning.
Sources:
http://tass.ru/proisshestviya/2275814
https://www.flightradar24.com//data/flights/zf3309/#777cb12
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 January 2012 | VQ-BEZ | UTair Aviation | 1 | over Russia | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2015 19:38 | Hans Gruber | Added |
| 21-Sep-2015 19:50 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2015 20:06 | Anon. | Updated [Damage] |
| 08-Sep-2022 12:15 | harro | Updated [Cn] |
| 08-Sep-2022 12:15 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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