Fire extinguishers discharged due to fire on board Kalitta flight – VisionSafe

Fire extinguishers discharged due to fire on board Kalitta flight

Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

A Kalitta Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration N740CK performing flight K4-368 from Los Angeles,CA to Honolulu,HI (USA), declared emergency reporting a fire in the aft cabin. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Honolulu’s runway 08R.

The FAA reported the aircraft was enroute when the “AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A FIRE IN THE AFT OF THE PLANE AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE USED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, HONOLULU, HI.”

The aircraft was able to depart for the return flight about 11 hours later.

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