Emirates B773 at Cape Town on Apr 20th 2019, cargo door indication

Last Update: April 21, 2019 / 19:47:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 20, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
EK-773

Aircraft Registration
A6-ECW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

An Emirates Boeing 777-300, registration A6-ECW performing flight EK-773 from Cape Town (South Africa) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates), departed Cape Town's runway 19 when the crew stopped the climb at FL090 due to a forward cargo door indication and decided to return to Cape Town. The aircraft dumped fuel and landed safely back on Cape Town's runway 19 about 50 minutes after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 90 minutes, then departed again and reached Dubai with a delay of 2 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 20, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
EK-773

Aircraft Registration
A6-ECW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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