Cathay B773 near Winnipeg on May 9th 2013, cargo fire indication

Last Update: May 13, 2013 / 22:24:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 9, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
CX-806

Aircraft Registration
B-KPE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300, registration B-KPE performing flight CX-806 from Hong Kong (China) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 277 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 180nm southeast of Winnipeg,MB (Canada) when the crew received a cargo fire indication, activated the fire suppression system, turned around and diverted to Winnipeg for a safe landing on runway 36 about 35 minutes later. Attending emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke.

On May 13th 2013 the Canadian TSB reported the indication was false.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 9, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
CX-806

Aircraft Registration
B-KPE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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