Serious incident to the Boeing 737 registered 9S-AII operated by Serve Air on 06/02/2021 en route

Vol au départ de AD Kinshasa-N'djili (République démocratique du Congo).

Défaillance du moteur gauche en croisière, demi-tour.

The translation below is for information only:

Flight from Kinshasa-N'djili AD (Democratic Republic of the Congo).

Left engine failure en route, turnaround

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General information
Local date	06/02/2021
Responsible entity	Congo, Democratic Republic of the - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Africa - Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Location	en croisière FL350
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2021-0064

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane
Operator	Congo, The Democratic Republic of the (Serve Air)
Manufacturer / Model	BOEING - 737
Aircraft Registration	9S-AII
State of registry	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Last departure point	Congo, the Democratic Republic of - FZAA (FIH): Kinshasa/N'djili
Planned destination	Unknown
Flight phase	En route
Serial number
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Cargo

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.