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Kalitta B747-400 sandwiched between fire warning and multiple system malfunction while in flight over the Atlantic

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Kalitta B744 over Atlantic faces fire indication followed by multiple system malfunctions A Kalitta Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration N767CK performing flight KA-844 from Miami,FL (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 5 crew and cargo of flowers, was enroute at FL370 over the Atlantic Ocean about 600nm west of Shannon when the crew donned their oxygen masks, declared emergency and descended the aircraft to FL260 after receiving a fire indication on board.  The crew decided to divert to Shannon (Ireland). Enroute towards Shannon the crew reported they now had multiple system malfunctions.  The crew requested high speed below FL100, deviated around weather, performed an ILS approach to, landed on Shannon's runway 24 and stopped on the runway.  Following a first inspection by emergency services the aircraft proceeded to the apron with emergency services in trail.  The crew advised that the fire indications had ceased during the landing roll, there was no trace of fire, smoke or h

Fire warning spotlights Cargolux B747-400 over the Atlantic yet again

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Cargolux B744 over Atlantic faces main cargo deck fire warning A Cargolux Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration LX-NCL performing flight CLX-94K from Miami,FL (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 3 crew and a cargo load of flowers, was enroute at FL370 over the Atlantic Ocean about one hour out of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew donned their oxygen masks and reported they had a main cargo deck fire warning.  The aircraft diverted to Shannon for a safe landing on runway 24 and stopped on the runway. The crew evacuated the aircraft via an emergency slide. Emergency services found no trace of fire, smoke or heat. The airport was closed for about two hours until the aircraft was towed off the runway. Detailed flight info: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/LXNCL There had been two similar occurrence with Cargolux B744s in the past:  Cargolux B744 over Atlantic on Feb 1st 2022, cargo smoke indication and;  Cargolux B744 near Shannon on Mar 14th 2014, cargo fire indication, in 2014 th