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UPS3 engine fire HKG

Old 21st Jul 2021, 14:06
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UPS3 engine fire HKG

UPS B748 Eng fire HKG

July 20th, UPS3 HKG-DXB.
From what I hear, it didn't go out. Overweight landing @ 940k lbs.
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 16:16
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Well done everybody. N624UP.
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 22:27
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I’m sure General Electric will be watching this very closely, as will all other operators of the type. With the GEnx engine being the only one available for the B747-8, and also in use on the B787, any problems could have far reaching consequences.
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Old 21st Jul 2021, 22:46
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A link with a few more pictures and details.

https://samchui.com/2021/07/21/ups-b.../#.YPijOe_0qf0
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