{"id":27667,"date":"2022-10-27T16:12:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T10:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=27667"},"modified":"2022-10-27T16:13:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T10:43:00","slug":"lion-air-boeing-737s-returns-jakarta-due-to-left-engine-catches-fire-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/27\/lion-air-boeing-737s-returns-jakarta-due-to-left-engine-catches-fire-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Lion Air Boeing 737\u2019s returns Jakarta due to left engine catches fire | Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The aircraft was on a routine domestic flight. A Boeing 737 aircraft of Indonesia’s budget carrier Lion Air suffered an engine fire shortly after takeoff.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flight was carrying more than 165 passengers and performed a successful landing at its base Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Thankfully, no injuries were reported in the incident.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lion Air\u00a0flight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lion Air\u00a0flight JT330<\/a><\/strong> is a scheduled domestic service between Jakarta (CGK) and Palembang (PLM) with a scheduled departure of 15:10 and a coming of 16:15. The short hop usually takes approximately 45 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lion Air | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On October 26th, the\u00a0737\u00a0departed nearly 2 hours late at 17:13 but returned to Jakarta shortly after takeoff. It has been informed that the pilots experienced “unusual performance” on one of the engine components as the plane reached approximately 3,000 feet, and decided to return immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the nature of the engine trouble has not been confirmed by the airline, some images circulating on social media show what looks like one of the plane’s engines on fire.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Emergency landing at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n