Transaero B772 near Moscow on May 25th 2013, engine fire indication
Last Update: May 29, 2013 / 14:35:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 25, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire indication
Airline
Transaero Airlines
Flight number
UN-1111
Departure
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
EI-UNW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
Maintenance determined the fire indication was false as result of the malfunction of electronic circuitry.
On May 29th 2013 the NTSB reported that the left hand engine showed increased EGT temperatures and vibrations later followed by an engine fire indication. The crew shut the engine down and diverted to Sheremetyevo Airport. A post flight inspection revealed no trace of fire, but three broken stage 2 turbine blades.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 25, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire indication
Airline
Transaero Airlines
Flight number
UN-1111
Departure
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
EI-UNW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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