Ukraine B733 at Liege on Nov 27th 2012, cargo fire indications

Last Update: December 26, 2012 / 17:37:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 27, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PS-31R

Destination
Vienna, Austria

Aircraft Registration
UR-FAA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-300, registration UR-FAA performing flight PS-31R from Liege (Belgium) to Vienna (Austria), was climbing through FL277 to FL350 out of Liege when the crew received multiple main deck cargo fire indications. The crew donned their oxygen masks, worked the cargo fire checklist and descended the aircraft to FL100. After levelling off at FL100 the fire indication disappeared, the crew could not notice any smoke/haze or smell any unusual odour. The crew nonetheless decided to return to Liege for a safe landing.

Ukraine's Ministry of Transport reported in their monthly bulletin that a faulty smoke detector was identified and replaced, in addition traces of frost were detected on a panel of the main cargo deck that could have triggered a false smoke indication. The investigation determined the fire indications were false after dry ice transported by the aircraft evaporated and triggered the smoke detectors, one of the smoke detectors was faulty.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 27, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PS-31R

Destination
Vienna, Austria

Aircraft Registration
UR-FAA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

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