ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181542
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| Date: | Saturday 21 November 2015 |
| Time: | 02:25 |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-FS2 |
| Owner/operator: | FedEx |
| Registration: | N853FD |
| MSN: | 37724/829 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | 450km east of Tokyo/Haneda International Airport -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG/ZSPD), China |
| Memphis International Airport (MEM/KMEM), TN, USA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Boeing 777 freighter operated as FDX/FX90 from Shanghai/Pudong, china to Memphis, TN, USA force to divert to Tokyo/Haneda, Japan due to in-flight cargo fire. The airplane was over the Pacific ocean, about 450km east of Tokyo at FL310 when the fire erupted at 02:25 JST, 21st November (17:25 UTC, 20th November). The fire extinguisher was activated, and the B777F was landed safely on the runway 34L at Haneda at 03:15 JST (18:15 UTC). No injury were reported in the four crew members. Smoke from a cargo container was observed after landing, and fire erupted in that container when it was opened after disembarkation. It was comfirmed that the fire was put out at 09:10 JST.
The following statement was provided by FedEx:
“The crew on board FedEx Express Flight 90 en route to Memphis from Shanghai followed normal safety procedures when diverting to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, following a cargo fire warning. The aircraft landed safely and the crew is fine. We are investigating, but there is no indication there was a fire.”
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20151123205423/http://www3.nhk.or.jp:80/news/html/20151121/k10010314871000.html
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp:443/hl?a=20151121-00050078-yom-soci
http://wreg.com/2015/11/20/fedex-flight-headed-to-memphis-forced-to-divert-2/
http://web.archive.org/web/20151123205423/http://www3.nhk.or.jp:80/news/html/20151121/k10010314871000.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20151122172342/http://news.tbs.co.jp/newseye/tbs_newseye2641149.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2015 07:15 | isamuel | Added |
| 21-Nov-2015 11:12 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Nov-2015 08:16 | isamuel | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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