Created Tuesday, Apr 19th 2022 18:37Z, last updated Tuesday, Apr 19th 2022 18:37Z
A Comair Boeing 737-800, registration ZS-ZWY performing flight MN-399/BA-6399 from Johannesburg (South Africa) to Mauritius (Mauritius) with 152 passengers and 6 crew, departed Johannesburg's runway 21R and was climbing out when the crew requested to level off at FL110 due to some technical problem. The crew subsequently requested to enter a hold to burn off fuel to reduce the mass to the maximum landing mass, they requested FL100 due to being unpressurized. The aircraft descended to FL100, later FL090 and entered holds. The aircraft returned to Johannesburg for a safe landing on runway 21L about 85 minutes after departure.
Passengers reported the crew indicated the aircraft tail might have contacted the runway surface on departure.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Johannesburg for about 2.5 hours, then departed again for the flight as MN-399A.
