The cargo plane which made an emergency landing in Macau shortly after take-off has already departed back to Kyrgyzstan.
The incident took place at 13:16 on November 23. Some time after taking off from the runway of Macau International Airport, the cockpit control panel of the aircraft indicated fire on engine Number 2. The captain immediately performed troubleshooting in accordance with the operations procedures, shut down engine No. 2, dumped fuel to allow the aircraft to reach the weight level safe for landing, and requested Macau International Airport for an emergency landing. Upon receipt of the notification, the airport activated the Emergency Operations Centre at 13:46 to prepare for the contingency work. The cargo aircraft eventually landed safely on the runway at 13:59. The airport firefighting crew put off the engine fire upon request by the captain and the aircraft was then towed to the apron. The incident did not cause any injuries to the flight crew. After assessing that the aircraft did not have other safety concerns, the Emergency Operations Centre was deactivated at 14:44 and the airport resumed normal operations.
The cargo flight was destined for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from Macau, with flight number BSC4053 and aircraft type Boeing 747-200F.
According to the crew report filed with the Civil Aviation Authority of Macau confirming that they had performed safety measures to the fan blades of engine Number 2 and the aircraft can operate ferry flight with 3 operative engines. Furthermore, the State Civil Aviation Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan notified local authorities of their approval of the aircraft’s ferry flight for return. A statement from the Civil Aviation Authority mentions that “having assessed that the above actions are sufficient to ensure that the aircraft can fly safely, and having also considered that the current epidemic measures in Macau do not allow a foreign airline to fly in technical people and the new aircraft parts easily within a short period to enable similar repair to perform in Macau, to facilitate Aerostan Cargo to carry out the repair work at the earliest time, AACM approved the airline to allow the aircraft to depart from Macau International Airport”.
