Mahan Air has previously operated 2 B747-300 passenger aircraft, predominantly on domestic routes inside Iran.
On 15th October 2015, one of their B747-300s, EP-MNE, was involved in an incident where one engine fell on approach and the parts damaged another engine. The aircraft engine number 3 was damaged ,due to uncontained engine failure, and some parts of the engine rear components detached and hit the engine number 4 as well as the aircraft structure. The plane was able to land safely and was carrying 19 flight crew and 422 passengers.
Surprisingly, EP-MNE didn’t get written off! Mahan Air put in 5 years of work in maintenance on her and she completed a heavy C-check. They managed to transfer 2 engines from a retired sister ship, EP-MND, and got this B747-300 back flying in the sky once again.
It is currently operating domestic routes from Tehran to Mashad, Bander Abbas and Kish Island.
I flew on Mahan Air B747-300 domestically in Iran a few years ago. I made a trip report and was very lucky to have gotten to fly on the upper deck.
Mahan Air also operates a single B747-400, EP-MNB, which is currently operating ad-hoc domestic routes, but will be based at Imam Khomeini Airport (IKA) in the near future for some international routes.
Last year a Iranian Air Force’s 747-200B, registered 5-8106, suffered severe damage after an engine run caused it to either suffer a brake failure or jump the chocks, during an engine run at Tehran’s downtown Mehrabad airport.
This unfortunate event happened at the conclusion of a six-year long D-check.
All Photo by Shahram Sharifi
Hello when do you think the Austealians will allow fully vaccinated back into the country.
Great to read it still flying, and not in some bone yard.