Atlas B744 over Atlantic on Sep 21st 2014, cargo main deck fire indication

Last Update: September 21, 2014 / 18:44:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 21, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlas Air

Aircraft Registration
N499MC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

An Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration N499MC performing freight flight 5Y-5421 from Miami,FL (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 5 crew and 110 tons of flowers, was enroute at FL350 over the Atlantic Ocean when the crew received a fire indication for the aft main deck, donned their oxygen masks and declared emergency. The aircraft descended to FL250 and diverted to Shannon (Ireland), the crew indicated they would stop on the runway and needed emergency services to check whether an evacuation was necessary. The aircraft landed safely on Shannon's runway 06. Attending emergency services found no trace of fire, heat or smoke. The aircraft subsequently vacated the runway and taxied to the apron.

The occurrence aircraft is currently still on the ground in Shannon about 5.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 21, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlas Air

Aircraft Registration
N499MC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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