Polar Cargo B744 at Hong Kong on May 13th 2016, fire warning
Last Update: May 13, 2016 / 16:06:11 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Polar Air Cargo
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
N473MC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
Emergency services reported the crew advised of a cargo hold fire indication. No evidence of a fire was discovered, no damage occurred to the aircraft.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 17.5 hours, then departed again.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Polar Air Cargo
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Seoul, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
N473MC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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