What: Iberia Airbus A321-200 en route from Madrid to Fuerteventura Spain
Where: Fuerteventura
When: Apr 19th 2009
Why: On approach to Fuerteventura, a cargo hold smoke detector went off, but on landing, no fire was found. Even though no fire was found, the plane was held for examination.
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