Summary
- A UPS cargo service between Latest York and Louisville needed to return to JFK after an engine failure only 25 minutes into its flight.
- The particular aircraft involved, N270UP, is a 28.5-year-old McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operated by UPS since 2002.
- The incident raises concerns in regards to the aging MD-11 fleet and the way quickly UPS plans to retire a few of these aircraft, as other models are actually higher fitted to the cargo industry.
A UPS cargo service between Latest York and Louisville only got twenty-five minutes into its flight before it returned to JFK after an engine shut down.
5X2111 departed from Latest York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) at 08:31 on Tuesday, September twenty sixth, some 36 minutes behind its scheduled departure time for its flight to the UPS hub of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF). The aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, had climbed to only 11,000 ft before a U-turn was required when the crew noticed the failure of certainly one of its engines (right hand).
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Before engine troubles in Latest York, the aircraft in query had operated domestic services throughout the week without significant delays, with the inbound flight from Louisville to Latest York having operated that very same day.
N270UP
The McDonnell Douglas MD-11, stuck on the apron at JFK, is a 28.5-year-old aircraft, first withdrawing on April fifth, 1995, for Japan Airlines for passenger services (holding the Japanese registration JA8585). UPS took possession of the plane on June 18th, 2002, where it was converted for freighter services and was granted the US registration it still holds today. Airfleets advises the aircraft is powered by 3 x GE CF6-80C2D1F engines.
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