Cargolux B744 over Atlantic on Feb 5th 2024, main cargo deck fire warning

Last Update: February 5, 2024 / 11:31:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 5, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Cargolux

Flight number
CLX-94K

Departure
Miami, United States

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
LX-NCL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A Cargolux Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration LX-NCL performing flight CLX-94K from Miami,FL (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 3 crew and a cargo load of flowers, was enroute at FL370 over the Atlantic Ocean about one hour out of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew donned their oxygen masks and reported they had a main cargo deck fire warning. The aircraft diverted to Shannon for a safe landing on runway 24 and stopped on the runway. The crew evacuated the aircraft via an emergency slide. Emergency services found no trace of fire, smoke or heat.

The airport was closed for about two hours until the aircraft was towed off the runway.

There had been two similiar occurrence with Cargolux B744s in the past, see Incident: Cargolux B744 over Atlantic on Feb 1st 2022, cargo smoke indication and Incident: Cargolux B744 near Shannon on Mar 14th 2014, cargo fire indication, in 2014 the airline reported the cargo fire warning had been caused by moisture from the flowers.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 5, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Cargolux

Flight number
CLX-94K

Departure
Miami, United States

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
LX-NCL

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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