5Y8208 - Incident: Atlas B744 at Quito on Jun 12th 2025
Created Sunday, Jun 15th 2025 17:08Z, last updated Sunday, Jun 15th 2025 17:08Z
An Atlas Air Boeing 747-400, registration N476MC performing flight 5Y-8208 from Quito (Ecuador) to Miami,FL (USA), was climbing out of Quito when the crew stopped the climb at FL200 due to the failure of one of their engines (CF6). The crew shut the engine down and decided to divert to Guayaquil (Ecuador) where the aircraft landed on runway 21 about 50 minutes after departure.
According to information The Aviation Herald received, the engine needs to be replaced.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Guayaquil on Jun 15th 2025.
Source: The Aviation Herald