UPS B763 near Cardiff on Aug 20th 2023, FMC failure, burning smell and smoke in cockpit

Last Update: August 20, 2023 / 22:14:08 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 20, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
UPS

Departure
Philadelphia, United States

Destination
London Stansted, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
N329UP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N329UP performing freight flight 5X-205 from Philadelphia,PA (USA) to London Stansted,EN (UK), was enroute at FL350 about 150nm west of Cardiff,WL (UK) when the crew diverted the aircraft to Cardiff reporting they had lost their flight management and guidance computers (FMC) and there was a burning smell and smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely on Cardiff's runway 12 about 25 minutes later, vacated the runway and stopped on the parallel taxiway.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 20, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
UPS

Departure
Philadelphia, United States

Destination
London Stansted, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
N329UP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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