Badr B738 near Luxor on Jan 12th 2022, cargo smoke indication
Last Update: January 13, 2022 / 20:16:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 12, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Badr Airlines
Flight number
J4-690
Departure
Khartoum, Sudan
Destination
Istanbul, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
OM-LEX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration OM-KEX was dispatched to Luxor, continued the flight and reached Istanbul with a delay of about 10 hours.
The airline reported a smoke indication for the forward cargo hold prompted the crew to divert to the nearest airport Luxor. The indication was determined false.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 12, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Badr Airlines
Flight number
J4-690
Departure
Khartoum, Sudan
Destination
Istanbul, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
OM-LEX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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