UPS MD11 over Atlantic on Sep 25th 2015, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: September 28, 2015 / 20:52:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 25, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
UPS

Flight number
5X-213

Departure
Louisville, United States

Destination
Cologne, Germany

Aircraft Registration
N251UP

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11

ICAO Type Designator
MD11

A UPS McDonnell Douglas MD-11, registration N251UP performing flight 5X-213 from Louisville,KY (USA) to Cologne (Germany), was enroute at FL350 over the Atlantic Ocean nearing Ireland when the crew needed to shut the right hand engine (CF6) down, descended the aircraft to FL330 and set course to divert to Shannon (Ireland), where the aircraft landed safely on runway 24.

A new engine was flown in, the right hand engine is being replaced.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N251UP
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
MD11
Year of Manufacture
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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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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 25, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
UPS

Flight number
5X-213

Departure
Louisville, United States

Destination
Cologne, Germany

Aircraft Registration
N251UP

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11

ICAO Type Designator
MD11

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