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