Narrative:
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777F sustained serious damage after a fire broke out in the cargo hold while parked at position 306 at cargo apron 3 at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in China.
The aircraft landed at Pudong Airport about 11:50 local time, operating flight ET3738 from Brussels. At the time of the fire it was being loaded for a flight to Addis Ababa, Sao Paulo and Santiago.
Video footage shows the top rear part of the fuselage was burnt through.
accident date: 22-07-2020
type: Boeing 777-F60
registration: ET-ARH
accident date: 22-07-2020
type: Boeing 777-F60
registration: ET-ARH
accident date: 22-07-2020
type: Boeing 777-F60
registration: ET-ARH
accident date: 22-07-2020
type: Boeing 777-F60
registration: ET-ARH
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 22 July 2020 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-F60 |
| Operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-ARH |
| MSN: | 42031/1242 |
| First flight: | 2014-09-14 (5 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric GE90-110B1L |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) ( China)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Shanghai-Pudong International Airport (PVG/ZSPD), China |
| Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB), Ethiopia | |
| Flightnumber: | ET3739 |
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 777F sustained serious damage after a fire broke out in the cargo hold while parked at position 306 at cargo apron 3 at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in China.
The aircraft landed at Pudong Airport about 11:50 local time, operating flight ET3738 from Brussels. At the time of the fire it was being loaded for a flight to Addis Ababa, Sao Paulo and Santiago.
Video footage shows the top rear part of the fuselage was burnt through.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» sina.com.cnPhotos
accident date: 22-07-2020
type: Boeing 777-F60
registration: ET-ARH
accident date: 22-07-2020
type: Boeing 777-F60
registration: ET-ARH
accident date: 22-07-2020
type: Boeing 777-F60
registration: ET-ARH
accident date: 22-07-2020
type: Boeing 777-F60
registration: ET-ARH
Video, social media
BREAKING
— ChinaAviationReview (@ChinaAvReview) July 22, 2020
Ethopian aircraft is burning in Shanghai Pudong Intl Airport. pic.twitter.com/jRawXp8fFH
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Shanghai-Pudong International Airport to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport as the crow flies is 8774 km (5484 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Shanghai-Pudong International Airport to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport as the crow flies is 8774 km (5484 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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