Thursday, November 8, 2007

Plane loses engine during takeoff - Pilot took 10 minutes to announce there was a problem


CAPE TOWN, South Africa - South African officials were trying to determine Thursday why an engine fell off a Boeing 737 during takeoff at Cape Town International Airport. The engine fell Wednesday afternoon from the Nationwide Airlines flight with 106 passengers on board bound for Johannesburg. The plane later made a safe emergency landing, the South African Broadcasting Corp., reported. A passenger told Radio 702 he saw the engine fall off and that the pilot took 10 minutes to announce there was a problem. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Perfume Worldwide