Ryanair B738 near Munich on Apr 4th 2018, wheel well fire indication

Last Update: April 5, 2018 / 15:51:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 4, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-4164

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Corfu, Greece

Aircraft Registration
EI-DHO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DHO performing flight FR-4164 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Corfu (Greece), was enroute at FL370 about 25nm west of Munich (Germany) when the crew reported a main wheel well fire indication and diverted to Munich. Descending through FL140 the crew requested to hold, entered a holding at FL110 for about 15 minutes while working the related checklists and verifying the issue, then continued the approach for a safe landing on runway 26L about 40 minutes after leaving FL370. The aircraft stopped on the runway for about 3 minutes while emergency services checked the aircraft, then taxied to the apron.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-DLE continued the flight as FR-416 and is estimated to reach Corfu with a delay of about 5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Munich about 5.5 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
EI-DHO
Country of Registration
Ireland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 4, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-4164

Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Destination
Corfu, Greece

Aircraft Registration
EI-DHO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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