Atlas B744 over Atlantic on Apr 17th 2016, main deck cargo fire indication
Last Update: May 4, 2016 / 21:53:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 17, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Atlas Air
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
N415MC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 3.5 hours, then continued the flight and reached Amsterdam with a delay of 4:15 hours.
The Canadian TSB reported following the main deck fire warning and landing in Gander no discrepancies were found and the aircraft returned to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 17, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Atlas Air
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
N415MC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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