Ryanair B738 near Alicante on May 5th 2013, spurious wheel well fire indication
Last Update: May 7, 2013 / 10:09:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 5, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-9887
Departure
Alicante, Spain
Destination
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
EI-DPC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-DHN reached Liverpool with a delay of 5:45 hours.
An observer on the ground reported that emergency services immediately after landing attended the aircraft inspecting the wheel wells of the aircraft.
The airline's press department reported on May 5th that the aircraft "returned to Alicante shortly after take-off after a cockpit warning light indicated a possible minor technical issue. The aircraft landed normally and passengers disembarked and to minimise delay, a replacement aircraft was positioned, which departed for Liverpool."
On May 7th the airline's chief pilot told The Aviation Herald, that the crew received a spurious wheel well fire indication, actioned the relevant checklists and returned to Alicante requesting emergency services to inspect the wheel wells after landing. Emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke, then the aircraft taxied to the apron. A faulty sensor was identified as cause of the indication. The chief pilot concluded: "Indeed a minor technical problem!"
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 5, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-9887
Departure
Alicante, Spain
Destination
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
EI-DPC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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