Atlas B744 at Shanghai on Aug 5th 2020, tripe engine pod strike

Last Update: August 6, 2020 / 16:54:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 5, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlas Air

Flight number
5Y-8939

Departure
Seoul, South Korea

Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China

Aircraft Registration
N408MC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

An Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 on behalf of DHL, registration N408MC performing flight 5Y-8939 from Seoul (South Korea) to Shanghai Pudong (China) with 2 crew, landed on Pudong Airport's runway 17R at 02:05L (18:05Z Aug 4th) when the aircraft suffered engine pod strikes on the #1, #2 and #4 engines (outboard left, inboard left, outboard right, CF6). The aircraft rolled out without further incident.

The FAA reported the damage was "unknown" when "AIRCRAFT SUFFERED POD STRIKES TO THE #1, #2 AND #4 ENGINES ON LANDING, SHANGHAI, CHINA."

The aircraft is still on the ground in Shanghai about 46.5 hours after landing.

Metars:
ZSPD 041930Z 18013G19MPS 6000 SHRA BKN015 FEW026CB 26/24 Q1004 NOSIG=
ZSPD 041900Z 19012G19MPS 6000 +SHRA BKN015 FEW026CB 26/25 Q1005 BECMG TL1950 SHRA BKN013 FEW026CB=
ZSPD 041830Z 18014G19MPS 8000 -SHRA BKN015 FEW026CB 26/24 Q1004 RESHRA NOSIG=
ZSPD 041800Z 19013G20MPS 8000 -SHRA BKN015 26/24 Q1004 RESHRA BECMG TL1850 SHRA=
ZSPD 041730Z 18012G19MPS 6000 +SHRA BKN015 26/25 Q1004 NOSIG=
ZSPD 041700Z 18013G18MPS 9999 -SHRA BKN015 26/25 Q1003 BECMG TL1800 SHRA BKN013=
ZSPD 041630Z 18012G17MPS 9999 -SHRA BKN016 27/25 Q1003 NOSIG=
ZSPD 041600Z 17012MPS 9999 -SHRA BKN016 27/25 Q1003 BECMG TL1730 SHRA BKN013=
ZSPD 041530Z 17011MPS 9999 -SHRA BKN014 27/25 Q1003 NOSIG=
ZSPD 041500Z 17012MPS 9999 -SHRA BKN015 27/25 Q1003 BECMG TL1550 SHRA BKN012=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 5, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlas Air

Flight number
5Y-8939

Departure
Seoul, South Korea

Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China

Aircraft Registration
N408MC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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