British Aerospace AVRO 146 incident near Johannesburg, Za, November 8, 2017
On November 8, 2017 at about 5:50 pm local time, a British Aerospace AVRO 146, registered ZSASW, suffered minor damage in an incident during enroute near Johannesburg. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 8, 2017 · about 5:50 pm local time
- Place
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- British Aerospace AVRO 146 85 · all AVRO 146s on the register
- Registration
- ZSASW · no longer on the register · serial E2313
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On November 8, 2017, at about 1750 UTC, South African Airlink flight 8103, a British Aerospace BAE-146 RJ85A, registered in South Africa as ZS-ASW, experienced an uncontained release of turbine material from the No. 2 engine, a Honeywell LF507-1F turbofan, during cruise flight. The South African Civil Aviation Authority, Accident and Incident Investigation Division (AAID) is investigating this incident. As the state of manufacture of the engine, the NTSB designated an U.S. accredited representative to assist the AAID with its investigation. All inquiries concerning this incident should be directed to: South African Civil Aviation Authority Accidents and Incidents Investigation Division Private Bag X 73 Halfway House 1685 South Africa Website: http://www.caa.co.za
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Uncontained engine failure during enroute defining event
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 88,590 lb
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Honeywell LF507-1F (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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