Atlas B744 at Quito on Jun 12th 2025, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: June 15, 2025 / 17:08:44 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 12, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlas Air

Flight number
5Y-8208

Aircraft Registration
N476MC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

An Atlas Air Boeing 747-400, registration N476MC performing flight 5Y-8208 from Quito (Ecuador) to Miami,FL (USA), was climbing out of Quito when the crew stopped the climb at FL200 due to the failure of one of their engines (CF6). The crew shut the engine down and decided to divert to Guayaquil (Ecuador) where the aircraft landed on runway 21 about 50 minutes after departure.

According to information The Aviation Herald received, the engine needs to be replaced.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Guayaquil on Jun 15th 2025.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N476MC
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
747-47UF
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B744
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 12, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlas Air

Flight number
5Y-8208

Aircraft Registration
N476MC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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