Daniel Perry was the co-pilot on the Nationwide Flight 723, which departed Cape Town International and shortly after lift-off had the right hand engine separated from the aircraft.

Engine failure after take off is a manoeuvre that is well versed and trained specifically for all airline pilots, twice per year. This however, was no ordinary engine failure after take off.

When the engine severed from the aircraft, there was a significant change in the flight characteristics, unusual to a conventional engine failure. The ruptured fuel and hydraulic lines caused a multiple, complex failures. Hydraulic failure on its own is a major emergency and requires dramatically increased workload from the flight deck, to bring the stricken aircraft back home.

Compounding an engine failure, a fuel leak, hydraulic failure, control issues and bad weather is a recipe for disaster. Trevor Arnold and Dan Perry dug deep and brought the B737 back to land in a miserable foggy, rainy Cape Town.

Watch this interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VnifXXiREU

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