Created Monday, Oct 6th 2025 15:00Z, last updated Monday, Oct 6th 2025 15:00Z
A Lift Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration ZS-GAL performing flight
GE-130 from Cape Town to Johannesburg (South Africa), was climbing out of Cape Town's runway 01 when the left hand engine (V2500) emitted a loud bang. The crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet, shut the engine down and returned to Cape Town for a safe landing on runway 01 about 25 minutes after departure.
A replacement A320-200 registration ZS-GAS reached Johannesburg with a delay of about 2:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Cape Town about 33.5 hours after landing back.
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