UPS B748 at Hong Kong on Apr 26th 2025, engine failure

Last Update: May 2, 2025 / 20:20:44 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 26, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine failure

Airline
UPS United Parcel

Flight number
5X-59

Departure
Hong Kong, China

Destination
Anchorage, United States

Aircraft Registration
N618UP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

A UPS United Parcel Boeing 747-8 freighter, registration N618UP performing flight 5X-59 from Hong Kong (China) to Anchorage,AK (USA) with 4 crew, was climbing out of Hong Kong's runway 07R when the crew declared PAN PAN reporting a #2 engine (GEnx, left inboard) failure. The crew stopped the climb at 6000 feet initially, later climbed to 9000 feet, dumped fuel and returned to Hong Kong for a safe landing on runway 07R about 1:50 hours after departure.

The flight and onward leg to Ontario,CA (USA) were cancelled

The aircraft returned to service on May 1st 2025.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N618UP
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B748
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Engine Manufacturer
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Engine Model
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Engine Type
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Pounds of Thrust
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 26, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine failure

Airline
UPS United Parcel

Flight number
5X-59

Departure
Hong Kong, China

Destination
Anchorage, United States

Aircraft Registration
N618UP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8

ICAO Type Designator
B748

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