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Dry Ice Cargo Smoke “Emergency”


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What: Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777-268ER en route from Washington to Riyadh
Where: Greece
When: April 14, 2011
Who: 240
Why: While en route, the plane indicated a fire aboard. The pilot diverted to Athens where they made a safe landing.

The plane had “dry ice” aboard, which gave the appearance of fire. Though from the accounts we have heard, we’re not sure if the smoke was visually detected, or if the ions from the offgassing of dry ice fooled a smoke detector.

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