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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 747SP21 · Fairbanks, AK · January 11, 1985

Date
January 11, 1985 · 05:22 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
Fairbanks International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
PAAA
Aircraft
N536PA
Reported as
Boeing 747SP21
People aboard
93
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,511 total409 in this make and model185 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crew diverted to Fairbanks because of aft cargo compartment fire warning light. No fire occurred. False indication.

As the FAA filed it

CREW DIVERTED TO FAIRBANKS BECAUSE OF AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT FIRE WARNING LIGHT.NO FIRE OCCURRED. FALSE INDICATION.