UPS B744 over Pacific on May 16th 2016, engine oil leak
Last Update: May 18, 2016 / 23:06:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 16, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
UPS
Flight number
5X-63
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Anchorage, United States
Aircraft Registration
N583UP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 20 hours before resuming service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 16, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
UPS
Flight number
5X-63
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Anchorage, United States
Aircraft Registration
N583UP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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