Atlanta Icelandic B744 at Dhaka on Sep 28th 2013, overheating brakes
Last Update: September 28, 2013 / 19:59:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 28, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Atlanta Icelandic
Departure
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Aircraft Registration
TF-AMV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The airport was closed for about one hour as result of the emergency.
The airport reported a malfunction of the right main gear caused sparks and smoke. Emergency services responded, the aircraft was towed to the apron about one hour after landing.
The aircraft was not able to pick up the 422 pilgrims waiting for their Hajj flight, the flight was postponed to the next day.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 28, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Atlanta Icelandic
Departure
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Aircraft Registration
TF-AMV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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