Mahan A346 near Almaty on Mar 5th 2023, engine fire indication
Last Update: March 16, 2023 / 17:01:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 5, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire indication
Airline
Mahan Air
Flight number
W5-79
Departure
Tehran Imam Khomeini, Iran
Destination
Beijing, China
Aircraft Registration
EP-MMR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
Kazakhstan's AIID rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 4.5 days before returning to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 5, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire indication
Airline
Mahan Air
Flight number
W5-79
Departure
Tehran Imam Khomeini, Iran
Destination
Beijing, China
Aircraft Registration
EP-MMR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-600
ICAO Type Designator
A346
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