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| Date: | Friday 11 September 1998 |
| Time: | 22:05 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-228F (SCD) |
| Owner/operator: | Air France Cargo |
| Registration: | F-GCBE |
| MSN: | 22678/535 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 70886 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) -
 France
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
After the co-pilot announced v1, the cargo fire alarm activated. The pilot aborted the take-off. The aircraft overran (rwy length = 3 600 m) and travelled 150 m further before stopping.
The alarm was a false alarm due to an unreliable decision system which had only one loop. The company has since had the system modified to inhibit the alarm during the take-off phase.
Sources:
ICAO
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 January 2001 | F-GCBE | Air France Cargo | 0 | Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH/KIAH) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2024 07:30 | ASN | Added |
| 16-Sep-2024 07:58 | ASN | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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