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| Date: | Wednesday 23 November 2022 |
| Time: | 00:16 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-222B (SF) |
| Owner/operator: | AeroStan |
| Registration: | EX-47001 |
| MSN: | 23737/675 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 84887 hours |
| Cycles: | 12063 flights |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Macau Airport (MFM/VMMC) -
 Macau
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Macau Airport (MFM/VMMC) |
| Bishkek-Manas International Airport (FRU/UCFM) | |
| Investigating agency: | AACM |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
AeroStan flight BSC4053, a Boeing 747-222B (SF), suffered an engine fire on engine no.2 on takeoff from Macau Airport.
At around 01:45 UTC, Macau International Airport ground service provider Menzies staff found a fuel leak on the aircraft engine no.2 and reported to the captain. On-board engineers checked the engine and tried to fix the engine. At 02:05 UTC, the captain performed aircraft engine no.2 wet motor but was stopped by Menzies since the AeroStan did not get the approval from the tower.
At 02:25 UTC, the captain performed engine No.2 motor again without approval and was stopped by Menzies again. After that, no more engine run was performed.
At 05:02 UTC, the AeroStan flight BSC4053 was approved for departure and started pushback. During pushback, Menzies did not observe fuel leak on engine no.2 and the aircraft took-off at 05:15 UTC. At 05:25 UTC during
climb, the fire alarm on engine no.2 was activated. Flight crews immediately followed Quick Reference Handbook (QRH) procedures to shut down engine no.2.
The flight crew declared “Mayday” and requested in-flight turn back to Macau International Airport.
After fuel dumping for around 10 minutes, at 05:59 UTC the aircraft landed on runway 34 then vacated via taxiway G and was holding on taxiway H.
The Fire Services Bureau Airport Division (DBA) observed fire and smoke on engine no.2 and standby for fire extinguishing. At 06:10 UTC, fire extinguish was requested by flight crews after the on-board engineers finishing checking.
At 06:21 UTC, DBA reported that no more fire nor smoke on engine No.2 was observed. The aircraft was then towed to the parking stand B7 after getting DBA agreement.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.macaubusiness.com/aerostan-cargo-submits-report-on-inflight-turn-back-incident-cleared-to-take-off/
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Media:
Aerostan Boeing 747-200F (EX-47001, built 1987) suffered a fire in the left inner engine #2 during climb-out of Macau Intl AP (VMMC) on flight #BSC4053 to Bishkek. The pilots returned to land safely despite the engine still emitting streaks of flames.https://t.co/CIBMw7rNBQ pic.twitter.com/xijl3sMAFV
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) November 24, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2025 11:16 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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