RSOE EDIS: Thailand - Vehicle Incident - 2010.02.06

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2010-02-06 05:54:02 - Vehicle Incident - Thailand EDIS CODE: VIV-20100206-24819-THA Date & Time: 2010-02-06 05:54:02 [UTC] Area: Thailand, Capital City, , Bangkok Event exciting : Thai Airways, Boeing 747 Not confirmed information! Description: A Thai Airways Boeing 747 with 330 passengers on board made an emergency landing after an engine caught fire shortly after takeoff, a Thai news agency reported on its website on Friday. The Nation reported that the plane took off from Bangkok on Friday evening, when the fire broke out in one of the engines 20 minutes into its flight. After safely landing, all of the passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the airplane. An airline spokesman said the airplane had passed all pre-flight inspections. An investigation into the incident is underway. Posted:2010-02-06 05:54:02 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu