Delta B772 at New York on Aug 11th 2016, cargo door indication

Last Update: August 12, 2016 / 22:33:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 11, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-404

Aircraft Registration
N861DA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

A Delta Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N861DA performing flight DL-404 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) with 222 people on board, was in the initial climb out of New York's runway 22R when the crew received a cargo door open indication, stopped the climb at 3000 feet, dumped fuel and returned to JFK for a safe landing on runway 31L about 50 minutes after departure. All cargo doors were found firmly closed, the indication was identified false.

The aircraft was able to depart again and reached Paris with a delay of 4.25 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 11, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DL-404

Aircraft Registration
N861DA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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