Cargolux B744 near Amsterdam on Dec 17th 2015, cargo smoke indication
Last Update: December 18, 2015 / 23:21:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 17, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Cargolux
Flight number
CV-8674
Departure
Nairobi, Kenya
Destination
London Stansted, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
LX-OCV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The aircraft remained on the ground for 2:20 hours, then continued the flight to London Stansted arriving at their destination with a delay of 2:10 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 17, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Cargolux
Flight number
CV-8674
Departure
Nairobi, Kenya
Destination
London Stansted, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
LX-OCV
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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