Cargolux B748 at Kuala Lumpur on Jan 16th 2019, smoke and fire in cockpit
Last Update: January 16, 2019 / 16:36:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 16, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cargolux
Flight number
CV-7303
Departure
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Destination
Zhengzhou, China
Aircraft Registration
LX-VCJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8
ICAO Type Designator
B748
The airline reported the aircraft returned to Kuala Lumpur shortly after takeoff after the crew had reported the presence of fire and smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely, the runway was temporarily blocked while emergency services attended to the aircraft. The crew was able to leave the aircraft unharmed. Authorities have been informed, the airline is fully cooperating with the investigation.
Malaysia Airports in charge of Kuala Lumpur Airport reported Cargolux flight CV-7303 performed an emergency landing on runway 32R closing the runway temporarily. The aircraft landed safely, nobody was injured. Delays were to be expected as result of the runway closure. About 2 hours later the airport informed passengers that the runway was open again.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 16, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cargolux
Flight number
CV-7303
Departure
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Destination
Zhengzhou, China
Aircraft Registration
LX-VCJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8
ICAO Type Designator
B748
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