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5X2111 - Incident: UPS MD11 at New York on Sep 26th 2023

Created Friday, Sep 29th 2023 07:24Z, last updated Friday, Sep 29th 2023 07:24Z

New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
File photo: New York John F. Kennedy International Airport.

A UPS United Parcel Service McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter, registration N270UP performing flight 5X-2111 from New York JFK,NY to Louisville,KY (USA), was climbing out of JFK's runway 31L when the crew stopped the climb at about 11,000 feet due to the failure of the #3 engine (PW4460, right hand engine). The aircraft returned to JFK for a safe landing on runway 04L about 25 minutes after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground in New York about 67 hours after landing back.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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