Sichuan A320 near Jinan on Mar 5th 2015, cargo fire indication

Last Update: March 6, 2015 / 19:30:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 5, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
3U-8816

Destination
Hangzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6843

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Sichuan Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration B-6843 performing flight 3U-8816 from Tianjin to Hangzhou (China), was enroute at 8900 meters (FL292) about 20nm north of Jinan (China) when the crew received a cargo fire indication and diverted to Jinan for a safe landing about 15 minutes later. Emergency services did not find any trace of fire, heat or smoke. There were no injuries.

The airline reported the indication was identified false as result of a malfunctioning smoke detector.

The aircraft was able to continue the flight after 4.5 hours on the ground in Jinan and reached Hangzhou with a delay of 5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 5, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
3U-8816

Destination
Hangzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6843

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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