Cargo Inflight fire - successful outcome

[markis10]

Overnight a 737-400 freighter experienced an inflight fire and landed at GRU without loss of life, from the damage it would be safe to surmise Lithium Batteries may have played a part.

https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/459686

Total Linhas Aereas 737-400 freighter destroyed by a cargo hold fire after making an emergency landing at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil.Three vehicles from the airport's own fire brigade and another five from the Fire Department worked to fight the flames on the airport runway. At around 7 am, firefighters were already doing the rescue work and removing the cargo from the plane.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1855238727075033257

 

[Mwenenzi]

avherald--> The Aviation Herald

A Total Linhas Aereas Boeing 737-400 freighter, registration PS-TLB performing flight 0T-5682 from Vitoria,ES to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil), was descending towards Guarulhos when the crew reported a fire in the cargo hold and declared emergency. The aircraft continued towards Guarulhos' runway 28L, about 5 minutes prior to landing the radio contact was lost (the transponder continued to work normally), however, the crew managed a safe landing on runway 28L and stopped on the runway. Tower reported seeing fire from the aircraft, the crew evacuated via rope through the coughpit windows, emergency services responded and penetrated the fuselage to extinguish the fire. The following morning about 8 hours after landing, after all cargo was unloaded, the aircraft could be towed off the runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, in particular the fire burned through the aircraft crown.

The airport reported a fire was identified in the cargo hold of the aircraft while still in flight.

Has photos

B737 history

https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b737-26299.htm

 

[Cossie]

Great conspiracy theory here. Not saying this is the case in the above example, but it is sure to happen somewhere.

Western officials suspect Russia was behind a plot to put incendiary packages on cargo planes

The events come as Western officials say they are seeing an intensification of a hybrid war of sabotage by Russia targeting Ukraine’s allies, including election disinformation and arson attacks in Europe this year.

www.pbs.org