UPS B748 at Anchorage on May 21st 2018, overran runway on takeoff

Last Update: May 22, 2018 / 20:16:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 21, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
UPS

Departure
Anchorage, United States

Destination
Louisville, United States

Aircraft Registration
N605UP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

A UPS Boeing 747-800, registration N605UP performing freight flight 5X-63 from Anchorage,AK to Louisville,KY (USA), departed Anchorage's runway 25R and was climbing out, when upon contacting departure the crew advised they needed to return to Anchorage, two tyres were showing 0 pressure and obviously had lost pressure on deparure. The aircraft stopped the climb at 8500 feet, dumped fuel for about 45 minutes, performed a low approach to runway 15 to have the gear checked from the ground, the observers didn't see anything wrong, emergency services took their stand by positions, and the aircraft positioned for a landing on runway 07R about 90 minutes after departure. Emergency services reported significant rubber on the runway, the runway was closed, too, tower reported one tyre was emitting smoke, no smoke was seen anymore when the aircraft came to a stop. Emergency services reported two tyres on the left main gear were completely missing. The Boeing 747-800 shut the engines down, UPS maintenance took care of the aircraft which was subsequently towed to the apron.

A runway inspection initiated after the crew reported two tyres showed zero pressure revealed damage to the runway end lights, the runway inspection closed the runway. A line of aircraft waiting for departure taxied to runway 15 via runway 25R and later departed from runway 15.

The FAA reported the Boeing 747-800 broke the runway end lights, dumped fuel and returned, upon landing blew a tyre and was towed. The aircraft sustained no damage, the occurrence was rated an incident.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
United States
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 21, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
UPS

Departure
Anchorage, United States

Destination
Louisville, United States

Aircraft Registration
N605UP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

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