ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309309
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Date: | Sunday 5 March 2023 |
Time: | c. 14:30 UTC |
Type: | Airbus A340-642 |
Owner/operator: | Mahan Air |
Registration: | EP-MMR |
MSN: | 615 |
Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 556-61 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Category: | Serious incident |
Location: | near Almaty -
Kazakhstan
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Tehran-Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA/OIIE) |
Destination airport: | Beijing-Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA) |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:Mahan Air flight W579 was, an Airbus A340-642, was performing a passenger flight on the Tehran-Beijing route at an altitude of 37,000 feet when a fire indication for engine no.3 lit up.
The crew decided to make an emergency landing at Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a340-registered-ep-mmr-operated-by-mahan-on-05-03-2023-en-route/ https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ep-mmr#2f69e0b3 Revision history:
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