What: Fedex Federal Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter en route from Dubai to Bangalore
Where: Mumbai
When: Oct 22 2010
Who: crew
Why: The plane’s instrumentation indicated a fire in the cargo hold. The flight was diverted to Mumbai where they made a safe landing. However, at 18.24 pm on landing no fire was detected.
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