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By Simon Hradecky, created Saturday, Feb 17th 2018 19:48Z, last updated Saturday, Feb 17th 2018 19:48Z An Aerotrans Cargo Boeing 747-400, registration ER-JAI performing freight flight ATG-4428 from Frankfurt Hahn (Germany) to Baku (Azerbaijan), was climbing out of Frankfurt Hahn when the crew stopped the climb at FL150 following an unidentified bang sound on board of the aircraft. The aircraft returned to Frankfurt Hahn for a safe landing on runway 03 about 45 minutes after departure.
The airport reported the aircraft was going to be unloaded and reloaded as a safety precaution.
The aircraft remained on the ground for 22 hours before departing to Baku again.
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Gleich zweimal binnen weniger Tage regnete es Flugzeugtreibstoff Kerosin über Saarland und Pfalz. In beiden Fällen entschieden sich Maschinen des moldaischen Logistikunternehmens Aerotrans Cargo nach dem Start vom Flughafen Hahn in Richtung Baku (Aserbaidschan) zur Rückkehr und Sicherheitslandung. Weil die vollgetankten Maschinen zu schwer für eine sichere Landung waren, ließen sie zuvor größere Mengen Kerosin ab (sog. fuel dumping).

Der erste Vorfall ereignete sich am 15. Februar 2018 als Piloten der Maschine vom Typ Boeing 747-400 an Bord ein Explosionsgeräusch wahrnahmen. Im zweiten Fall am 26. Februar 2018 berichtete die Besatzung von Vibrationen des Flugzeugs, ein Teil der Triebwerkverkleidung habe sich gelöst. Vor der Landung habe das Flugzeug in einer großen Runde über Saarland und Pfalz in einer Höhe von 7 km rund 30 Tonnen Kerosin abgelassen. In Rheinland-Pfalz, das von solchen Fuel Dumpings besonders betroffen ist, ist dieses Vorgehen ausgesprochen umstritten. Das Thema wurde bereits im Landtag debattiert. Eine Petition hat das erstrebte Quorum jedoch verfehlt.