Sky Gates B744 at Frankfurt on Jun 23rd 2021, engine fire indication

Last Update: June 23, 2021 / 19:07:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 23, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
U3-9785

Aircraft Registration
VP-BCI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A Sky Gates Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration VP-BCI performing flight U3-9785 from Frankfurt Hahn (Germany) to Moscow Zhukovsky (Russia), was climbing out of Hahn's runway 03 when the crew received a fire warning for one of the engines (RB211), stopped the climb at about 6000 feet and returned to Frankfurt Hahn for a safe landing on runway 03 about 25 minutes after departure.

The fire warning was identified to have been false.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Frankfurt about 8.5 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 23, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
U3-9785

Aircraft Registration
VP-BCI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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