Created Wednesday, Feb 17th 2021 17:59Z, last updated Wednesday, Feb 24th 2021 22:15Z
A Garuda Boeing 737-800, registration PK-GFF performing flight
GA-642 from Makassar to Gorontalo (Indonesia) with 26 passengers, was climbing out of Makassar (also known as Ujung Pandang's) runway 21 when the right hand engine (CFM56) began to pull black smoke behind. The crew stopped the climb at 4000 feet, shut the engine down reporting the engine was damaged and returned to Makassar for a safe landing on runway 03 about 25 minutes after departure.
Metallic particles were found in the engine's exhaust pipe after landing.
The airport reported the right hand engine suffered a failure while the aircraft climbed through 200 feet AGL.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration PK-GNS reached Gorontalo with a delay of 3 hours.
The engine seen after landing:
