Incident

5X9500 - Incident: UPS MD11 at San Antonio on Apr 10th 2024

Created Thursday, Apr 11th 2024 16:15Z, last updated Thursday, Apr 11th 2024 16:15Z

San Antonio International Airport
File photo: San Antonio International Airport.

An UPS United Parcel Service McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter, registration N278UP performing flight 5X-9500 (scheduled dep Apr 9th, actual dep Apr 10th) from San Antonio,TX to Louisville,KY (USA) with 2 crew, was climbing out of San Antonio's runway 04 when the crew stopped the climb at about 13,000 feet reporting a right hand engine (CF6) fire indication. The crew shut the engine down, requested emergency services to check for signs of fire after landing and returned to San Antonio for a safe landing on runway 31L about 20 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The aircraft is still on the ground in San Antonio about 33 hours after landing back.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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