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==Accidents and incidents== *On November 7, 2004, an Air Atlanta Boeing 747 freighter was taking off but airport tower workers noticed a fire in one of the engines. There was also a loud sound at around the same time and the aircraft crashed. The aircraft was heavily damaged but there were no fatalities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled-Air-Atlanta-Cargo/Boeing-747-230F-SCD/763399/L|title = Aviation Photo #0763399: Boeing 747-230F/SCD - Untitled (Air Atlanta Cargo)}}</ref> *On 25 March 2008, an Air Atlanta Icelandic aircraft operating for [[Saudi Arabian Airlines]] as Flight 810 (TF-ARS) from [[Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport]], [[Madinah]] made an unscheduled landing at [[Zia International Airport]] (now [[Shahjalal International Airport]]), [[Dhaka]]. During the landing roll the tower controller reported that he saw a fire on the right hand wing. Upon vacating the runway, the crew received a fire indication for engine number three. The fire extinguisher was activated and all engines were shut down. The aircraft, a [[Boeing 747-300|Boeing 747-357]], which was damaged beyond repair, was successfully evacuated.<ref name="Aviation Safety Network">{{ASN accident|id=20080325-0|type=Hull-loss}}</ref> Only minor injuries were incurred.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saudi plane catches fire at ZIA |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=29352|newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|date=26 March 2008|accessdate=24 January 2011}}</ref> Investigations revealed a fuel leak where the fuel enters the front spar for engine number three.<ref name="Aviation Safety Network"/> * On November 9, 2023, a horse became loose on an Air Atlanta Icelandic 747 headed from [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York's John F. Kennedy International airport]] to Liege, Belgium.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oladipo |first1=Gloria |title=Horse breaks free mid-air, forcing cargo plane's return to New York |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/15/cargo-plane-new-york-horse-escapes |website=The Guardian |access-date=16 November 2023 |date=15 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cost |first1=Ben |title=Horse forces plane to make emergency landing after breaking free in cargo hold |url=https://nypost.com/2023/11/14/lifestyle/horse-forces-plane-to-make-emergency-landing-after-running-wild-in-cargo-hold/ |website=New York Post |access-date=16 November 2023 |date=14 November 2023}}</ref>
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