Created Thursday, Aug 17th 2023 18:47Z, last updated Friday, Oct 13th 2023 19:52Z
A CAA Compagnie Africaine Aviation Airbus A330-300, registration 9S-ABS performing flight
BU-1612 from Lubumbashi to Kinshasa (DR Congo), was climbing out of Lubumbashi's runway 07 when the crew stopped the climb at about FL250 due to the failure of one of the engines (CF6). The crew secured the engine and returned to Lubumbashi for a safe landing on Lubumbashi's runway 07.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Lubumbashi about 22 hours after landing.
DR Congo's Civil Aviation Authority have dispatched investigators on site.
On Oct 13th 2023 DR Congo's AIB reported without further details that the occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
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