UPS MD11 at Louisville on Jan 27th 2023, cargo fire indication and smoke in cockpit

Last Update: January 27, 2023 / 20:21:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 27, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
UPS

Flight number
5X-1276

Departure
Louisville, United States

Destination
Raleigh/Durham, United States

Aircraft Registration
N275UP

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11

ICAO Type Designator
MD11

A UPS United Parcel Service McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter, registration N275UP performing flight 5X-1276 from Louisville,KY to Raleigh/Durham,NC (USA) with 2 crew, was climbing out of Louisville's runway 17L just after being handed off to center when the crew reported they had a cargo fire indication and needed to return to Louisville for an ILS approach to runway 17L. Back on approach control to Louisville the crew, now audibly on oxygen masks, reported they now also had smoke in the cockpit and requested and were cleared for a visual approach to runway 17R, the crew advised they would stop on the runway. The aircraft landed without further incident, vacated the runway and stopped just clear of the runway, where the crew evacuated via slides.

The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LOUISVILLE AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY DUE TO FIRE INDICATOR LIGHT. CREW EVACUATED VIA AIRCRAFT SLIDES AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY."
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N275UP
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 27, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
UPS

Flight number
5X-1276

Departure
Louisville, United States

Destination
Raleigh/Durham, United States

Aircraft Registration
N275UP

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11

ICAO Type Designator
MD11

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