UPS MD11 near Yangon on Feb 28th 2018, LiOn batteries cargo fire indication
Last Update: March 7, 2018 / 12:10:55 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 28, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
UPS
Flight number
5X-3
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
N293UP
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
ICAO Type Designator
MD11
Myanmar's Home Ministry reported the aircraft with 3 crew was carrying 175.5 tons (??) of Lithium Ion batteries when it diverted to Yangon due to a fire indication. However, no fire had occurred, emergency services did detect the smell of LiOn batteries however. The pilots were taken to a local hotel.
A listener on frequency reported a MD-11, callsign not understood, performed an emergency descent and diverted to Yangon in a hurry.
The occurrence aircraft continued the flight as 5X-3D on Mar 4th about 5 days after landing.
On Mar 7th 2018 the airline reported the crew detected an electrical smell in the cockpit and in abundance of caution diverted to Yangon. There had been no abnormal indications or alerts. The cause of the smell was identified to be a faulty dimmer switch controlling the cockpit lighting.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 28, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
UPS
Flight number
5X-3
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
N293UP
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
ICAO Type Designator
MD11
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