Serious incident to the Airbus A340 registered EP-MMR operated by Mahan on 05/03/2023 en route

Données préliminaires issues de la notification des autorités du Kazakhstan :

While performing a passenger flight on the Tehran-Beijing route at an altitude of 37,000 feet, a fire indication in the 3d engine lit up. The crew decided to make an emergency landing at an alternate airfield (the city Almaty, the Republic of the Kazakhstan).

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General information
Local date	05/03/2023
Responsible entity	Kazakhstan - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Europe and North Atlantic - Kazakhstan
Location	En route, FL 370
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2023-0074

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane
Operator	Iran, Islamic Republic of - Mahan Air
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A340
Aircraft Registration	EP-MMR
State of registry	Iran, Islamic Republic of
Last departure point	Iran, Islamic Repuplic of - OIIE (IKA): Abyek
Planned destination	China - ZBAA (PEK): Beijing/Capital
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	615
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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