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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 747-243B · Wichita, KS · April 24, 2008

Date
April 24, 2008 · 10:55 local
Place
Wichita, KS
Airport
Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UIEA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N540MC
Reported as
Boeing 747243B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,800 total0 in this make and model0 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.

(-23) On April 24, 2008, at 1055 local time, the flight crew for atlas world inc. operating a 747-243B as flight #gt 8836, while enroute from los angeles California (lax) to mcguire afb, new jersey, declared an emergency due to a #1 fire alarm, and two smoke detectors alarm alerts for the cargo bay area of the aircraft. During the emergency the flight engineer was sent into the cargo bay of the aircraft to inspect for signs of smoke and fire; after inspecting, the flight engineer reported no sign smoke or fire detected. The flight crew was then told by company personnel to divert to the Wichita, Kansas, mid-Continent airport (kict) where the aircraft landed safely at 1105 local time, and was met by airport safety along with fire and rescue vehicles for landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 24, 2008, AT 1055 LOCAL TIME, THE FLIGHT CREW FOR ATLAS WORLD INC. OPERATING A 747-243B AS FLIGHT #GT 8836, WHILE ENROUTE FROM LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA (LAX) TO MCGUIRE AFB, NEW JERSEY, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A #1 FIRE ALARM, AND TWO SMOKE DETECTORS ALARM ALERTS FOR THE CARGO BAY AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE EMERGENCY THE FLIGHT ENGINEER WAS SENT INTO THE CARGO BAY OF THE AIRCRAFT TO INSPECT FOR SIGNS OF SMOKE AND FIRE; AFTER INSPECTING, THE FLIGHT ENGINEER REPORTED NO SIGN SMOKE OR FIRE DETECTED. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS THEN TOLD BY COMPANY PERSONNEL TO DIVERT TO THE WICHITA, KANSAS, MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT (KICT) WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT 1105 LOCAL TIME, AND WAS MET BY AIRPORT SAFETY ALONG WITH FIRE AND RESCUE VEHICLES FOR LANDING.