The Transportation Safety Council of Canada (TSB) reported last Friday, November 5, that an incident on October 23 forced a Boeing 767 cargo plane to make an emergency landing after pilots collided to an indication of fire in the hold of the aircraft. .
The event occurred with a Boeing 767-300 registered C-GUAJ, of Canadian airline Cargojet Airways, while it was on flight W8-555 from Edmonton to Vancouver, the two Canadian cities.
According to information from The herald of aviation, the plane was already descending towards Vancouver International Airport when the pilots received a “MAIN CARGO FIRE” indication indicating that there could be a fire in the main cargo hold.
The pilots called air traffic control and reported that they would need priority arrival as well as emergency services on standby.
The cargo plane arrived at the airport with an uneventful landing, and the emergency services subsequently detected no trace of smoke or fire on the 767. The Boeing taxied normally to the aircraft. apron, escorted by the emergency services.
The TSB reported that the aircraft already had a history of fire indications on board and that the problem was being resolved. Cargojet maintenance discovered a short in the wiring between two of the aircraft’s main alarm systems.
Finally, last Friday, the agency reported that “maintenance has been carried out on several faults”, including “the replacement of the fire / overheating logic board in the main cargo bay”.
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