UPS MD11 at Chicago on Oct 24th 2024, unreliable airspeed, systems coming and going

Last Update: October 25, 2024 / 11:33:38 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 24, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
UPS

Flight number
5X-753

Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Destination
Chicago Rockford, United States

Aircraft Registration
N251UP

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11

ICAO Type Designator
MD11

A UPS United Parcel Service McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter, registration N251UP performing flight 5X-753 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Chicago Rockford,IL (USA) with 4 crew on board, was descending towards Rockford Airport when the crew declared emergency reporting they had unreliable airspeed. When queried by the controller about other systems like navigation systems, the crew reported they not only had unreliable airspeed but other systems were coming and going, they suspected they had received a lightning strike. The aircraft landed safely on Rockford's runway 19 about 25 minutes later.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Chicago about 6.5 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N251UP
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
MD11
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 24, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
UPS

Flight number
5X-753

Departure
Dallas Ft. Worth, United States

Destination
Chicago Rockford, United States

Aircraft Registration
N251UP

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11

ICAO Type Designator
MD11

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