Polar Air Cargo B748 at Los Angeles on Apr 15th 2016, engine pod strike
Last Update: April 18, 2016 / 20:08:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Polar Air Cargo
Departure
Cincinnati, United States
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N858GT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8
ICAO Type Designator
B748
The aircraft is still on the ground in Ontario 3 days later.
On Apr 18th 2016 the FAA reported engine #4 actually struck a runway sign.
Metars:
KLAX 151653Z 34015G27KT 10SM FEW010 SCT160 BKN250 19/01 A2988 RMK AO2 PK WND 31030/1555 SLP117 T01940006
KLAX 151553Z 32023G31KT 10SM FEW010 SCT160 BKN220 18/01 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 33040/1508 SLP119 T01780006
KLAX 151453Z 34025G35KT 10SM FEW017 SCT160 BKN220 16/01 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 35043/1403 SLP110 T01610011 53003
KLAX 151353Z 35019G33KT 10SM FEW150 BKN200 16/01 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 32037/1337 SLP110 T01610006
KLAX 151253Z 36012G17KT 10SM FEW150 SCT200 16/01 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP105 T01610006
KLAX 151153Z 36008KT 10SM FEW200 16/02 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP106 T01560017 10194 20156 55001
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Polar Air Cargo
Departure
Cincinnati, United States
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N858GT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-8
ICAO Type Designator
B748
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