Emirates B773 near Urumqi on Jul 2nd 2012, fire in cargo hold

Last Update: July 3, 2012 / 19:59:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 2, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Emirates Airlines

Flight number
EK-308

Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Destination
Beijing, China

Aircraft Registration
A6-EGQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

An Emirates Boeing 777-300, registration A6-EGQ performing flight EK-308 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Beijing (China) with 270 people on board, was enroute near Urumqi (China) when the crew received an aft cargo fire indication and activated the cargo fire suppression system. The crew diverted to Urumqi for a safe landing, emergency services found a number of burned bags in the aft cargo hold, the fire had been extinguished by the cargo fire suppression system in flight. No injuries occurred.

Urumqi airport reported a few pieces of luggage were damage by fire, a particular suitcase containing a lithium battery was identified as source of the fire, evidence suggests the lithium battery ignited as result of thermal runaway, the cause of the ignition however needs to be confirmed.

The remainder of the flight as well as the return flight EK-309 departing Beijing Jul 3rd were cancelled.

The incident aircraft positioned back to Dubai the following day as flight EK-7373 and has not yet resumed service (standing Jul 3rd 20:00Z).

The airline confirmed the aircraft diverted to Urumqi due to a fire alert in the aircraft hold as result of smoke from a lithium battery. The passengers were provided with accomodation and have been rebooked onto connecting flights from Urumqui to Beijing on Jul 3rd.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 2, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Emirates Airlines

Flight number
EK-308

Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Destination
Beijing, China

Aircraft Registration
A6-EGQ

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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