Incident: Atlas B744 at Shanghai on Aug 5th 2020, triple engine pod strike

admin - News | 2020-08-10 06:37:06

An Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 on behalf of DHL, registration N408MC performing flight 5Y-8939 from Seoul (South Korea) to Shanghai Pudong (China) with 2 crew, landed on Pudong Airport's runway 17R at 02:05L (18:05Z Aug 4th) when the aircraft suffered engine pod strikes on the #1, #2 and #4 engines (outboard left, inboard left, outboard right, CF6). The aircraft rolled out without further incident.

The FAA reported the damage was "unknown" when "AIRCRAFT SUFFERED POD STRIKES TO THE #1, #2 AND #4 ENGINES ON LANDING, SHANGHAI, CHINA."

The aircraft is still on the ground in Shanghai about 46.5 hours after landing.

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