ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309309
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| Date: | Sunday 5 March 2023 |
| Time: | c. 14:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-642 |
| Owner/operator: | Mahan Air |
| Registration: | EP-MMR |
| MSN: | 615 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 556-61 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Almaty -
 Kazakhstan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tehran-Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA/OIIE) |
| Beijing-Capital International Airport (PEK/ZBAA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Mahan Air flight W579 was, an Airbus A340-642, was performing a passenger flight on the Tehran-Beijing route at an altitude of 37,000 feet when a fire indication for engine no.3 lit up.
The crew decided to make an emergency landing at Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a340-registered-ep-mmr-operated-by-mahan-on-05-03-2023-en-route/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ep-mmr#2f69e0b3
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