Ukraine B733 at Liege on Nov 27th 2012, cargo fire indications
Last Update: December 26, 2012 / 17:37:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 27, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ukraine International Airlines
Flight number
PS-31R
Departure
Liege, Belgium
Destination
Vienna, Austria
Aircraft Registration
UR-FAA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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
Airline
Ukraine International Airlines
Flight number
PS-31R
Departure
Liege, Belgium
Destination
Vienna, Austria
Aircraft Registration
UR-FAA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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