Created Sunday, Sep 3rd 2023 13:55Z, last updated Sunday, Sep 3rd 2023 13:55Z
A Fedex Federal Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11, registration N615FE performing flight FX-802 from Honolulu,HI to Ontario,CA (USA), was enroute at FL390 over the Pacific Ocean about 670nm southwest of San Francisco,CA (USA) when the crew declared emergency reporting they had a forward cargo compartment fire indication and decided to divert to San Francisco. The aircraft landed safely on San Francisco's runway 28R about 90 minutes later, vacated the runway and stopped on the parallel taxiway for inspection by emergency services.
The aircraft remained on the ground in San Francisco for about 26 hours, then positioned to Los Angeles,CA (USA) and is still on the ground in Los Angeles about 23 hours after landing in LAX.
