Cargolux B744 over Mauritania on Jun 4th 2012, wheel well fire indication
Last Update: June 5, 2012 / 16:49:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 4, 2012
Airline
Cargolux
Departure
Milan Malpensa, Italy
Destination
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
LX-WCV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The aircraft was able to continue the flight after about 4.5 hours on the ground and reached Sao Paulo with a delay of 6 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 4, 2012
Airline
Cargolux
Departure
Milan Malpensa, Italy
Destination
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil
Aircraft Registration
LX-WCV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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