Fedex MD11 over Pacific on Sep 1st 2023, cargo fire indication

Last Update: September 3, 2023 / 13:55:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 1, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Fedex

Flight number
FX-802

Departure
Honolulu, United States

Destination
Ontario, United States

Aircraft Registration
N615FE

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11

ICAO Type Designator
MD11

A Fedex Federal Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11, registration N615FE performing flight FX-802 from Honolulu,HI to Ontario,CA (USA), was enroute at FL390 over the Pacific Ocean about 670nm southwest of San Francisco,CA (USA) when the crew declared emergency reporting they had a forward cargo compartment fire indication and decided to divert to San Francisco. The aircraft landed safely on San Francisco's runway 28R about 90 minutes later, vacated the runway and stopped on the parallel taxiway for inspection by emergency services.

The aircraft remained on the ground in San Francisco for about 26 hours, then positioned to Los Angeles,CA (USA) and is still on the ground in Los Angeles about 23 hours after landing in LAX.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 1, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Fedex

Flight number
FX-802

Departure
Honolulu, United States

Destination
Ontario, United States

Aircraft Registration
N615FE

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11

ICAO Type Designator
MD11

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