Iran B742 near Tehran on Oct 17th 2020, sheepish engine shut down in flight
Last Update: October 19, 2020 / 14:46:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 17, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Iran Air
Flight number
IR-4704
Departure
Adana, Turkey
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
EP-ICD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-200
ICAO Type Designator
B742
The aircraft was unable to continue the flight, due to lack of a replacement aircraft the cargo consisting of sheep was deboarded.
The aircraft and the sheep mowing the grass at the airport remained on the ground in Tehran for about 63 hours until the aircraft was repaired and was able to continue the journey.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 17, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Iran Air
Flight number
IR-4704
Departure
Adana, Turkey
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
EP-ICD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-200
ICAO Type Designator
B742
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