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| Date: | Tuesday 3 August 2010 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-231 |
| Owner/operator: | Monarch Airlines |
| Registration: | G-MARA |
| MSN: | 983 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2533-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 213 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Birmingham International Airport (BHX/EGBB) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Birmingham International Airport (BHX/EGBB) |
| Tenerife-Sur Reina Sofia Airport (TFS/GCTS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
After takeoff from Birmingham (UK), the left engine made an explosive noise, and began streaming fire and smoke. The crew turned off the engine and made an announcement to the passengers that they were going to make an emergency landing. Flight ZB932 returned to Birmingham and made an emergency landing, there were no injuries on board
A replacement aircraft was sent from London Gatwick to colect the passengers, and G-MARA underwent an engine change "in situ" at Birmingham
Sources:
1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-10860160
2. https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2010/08/04/pilot-forced-to-make-birmingham-emergency-landing/tenerife-3-dh-1/
3. http://bhxflightguide.blogspot.com/2010/08/wednesday-4-august-2010.html
4. http://airflightdisaster.com/index.php/monarch-nails-emergency-landing-in-birmingham/
5. https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/423034-monarch-engine-fire-birmingham-uk.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 July 2008 | G-MARA | Monarch Airlines | 0 | Manchester Airport (MAN) | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Aug-2010 02:59 | saf7670 | Added |
| 04-Aug-2010 03:00 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 04-Aug-2010 03:03 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Dec-2014 10:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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