Logan SB20 at Sumburgh on Dec 23rd 2015, engine fire indication
Last Update: December 24, 2015 / 15:16:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Dec 23, 2015                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Cause
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Engine fire indication                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Loganair                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            BE-6780                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Aberdeen, United Kingdom                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Shetland Islands Sumburgh, United Kingdom                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            G-LGNO                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            SAAB                            2000                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            SB20                            
                        
                    
                    
                
The fire indication was identified to have been false.
Incident Facts
                    Date of incident
                    
                        Dec 23, 2015                    
                
                    Classification
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Incident                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Cause
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Engine fire indication                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Airline
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            Loganair                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    Flight number
                    
                                                                                    
                            
                            BE-6780                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Departure
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Aberdeen, United Kingdom                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Destination
                    
                                                                                    
                                                        Shetland Islands Sumburgh, United Kingdom                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Registration
                    
                        
                            
                                
                            
                            G-LGNO                                                            
                                                                        
                
                    Aircraft Type
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            SAAB                            2000                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                    ICAO Type Designator
                    
                        
                        
                            
                            SB20                            
                        
                    
                    
                
                        
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