Martinair B744 near Frankfurt on Apr 7th 2016, engine problem

Last Update: April 7, 2017 / 21:07:31 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 7, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine problem

Airline
Martinair

Departure
Nairobi, Kenya

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
PH-CKB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A Martinair Boeing 747-400, registration PH-CKB performing freight flight MP-8142 from Nairobi (Kenya) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was enroute at FL370 about 100nm northeast of Frankfurt/Main (Germany) when the crew declared PAN and descended the aircraft to FL250 due to problems with the fire loops of the #2 engine (CF6, inboard left). The crew advised they had intermittent activations of fire loop A and B on the #2 engine. The aircraft continued to Amsterdam for a safe landing on runway 27 about 30 minutes later.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 14 hours after landing but is currently being prepared for its next flight.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
PH-CKB
Country of Registration
Netherlands
Date of Registration
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Legal Basis
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Manufacturer
The Boeing Company
Aircraft Model / Type
747-400F
ICAO Aircraft Type
B744
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 7, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine problem

Airline
Martinair

Departure
Nairobi, Kenya

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
PH-CKB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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