Cityjet RJ85 at London on Jul 10th 2016, engine fire indication

Last Update: July 11, 2016 / 13:13:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 10, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Cityjet

Flight number
WX-281

Destination
Florence, Italy

Aircraft Registration
EI-RJI

ICAO Type Designator
RJ85

A Cityjet Avro RJ-85, registration EI-RJI performing flight WX-281 from London City,EN (UK) to Florence (Italy), was in the initial climb out of City Airport's runway 27 when the crew reported a #1 engine (LF507, outboard left) fire indication, shut the engine down and activated the fire suppression. The aircraft levelled off at 3000 feet and diverted to London's Southend Airport for a safe landing about 25 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 10, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Cityjet

Flight number
WX-281

Destination
Florence, Italy

Aircraft Registration
EI-RJI

ICAO Type Designator
RJ85

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