Singapore B744 near Hong Kong on Mar 24th 2023, fire indication

Last Update: March 25, 2023 / 13:39:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 24, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SQ-7858

Aircraft Registration
9V-SFN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration 9V-SFN performing flight SQ-7858 from Singapore (Singapore) to Shanghai Pudong (China) with 2 crew, was enroute at FL400 about 160nm south of Hong Kong when the crew decided to divert to Hong Kong reporting a fire indication in the main cabin. The aircraft landed safely on Hong Kong's runway 07L about 30 minutes later. The indication was identified false.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Hong Kong for about 18 hours, then continued the flight.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 24, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SQ-7858

Aircraft Registration
9V-SFN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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