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