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| Date: | Thursday 16 January 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-48EF |
| Owner/operator: | Air Atlanta Icelandic |
| Registration: | TF-AMU |
| MSN: | 27603/1210 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80C2B1F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) -
 Hong Kong
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |
| Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC/OMDW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air Atlanta Icelandic flight CC4400, a Boeing 747-400F, suffered an engine failure and returned to its origin airport.
Sources:
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/225203/Boeing-747-engine-failure-forces-emergency-landing-in-HK
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/cc4400#38be7db5
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 July 2020 | TF-AMU | Astral Aviation | 0 | Doncaster Sheffield Airport, Finningley, South Yorkshire (EGCN) |  |
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Location
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HKG 16Jan2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2025 07:22 | SignorPignolini | Added |
| 17-Jan-2025 07:24 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jan-2025 08:48 | jaws | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 17-Jan-2025 08:49 | ASN | Updated |
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