GCAA
Press Release:
The Preliminary Report on the ACCIDENT INVOLVING UPS6
Boeing 747 – 400
on 3rd September, 2010
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Last Setember 3rd, 2010, NTSB Advisory National Transportation Safety Board from Washington DC, press released about the NTSB ASSISTS GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES IN AVIATION ACCIDENT: see below:
According to the Bloomberg news, Nayla Razzouk in Amman at nrazzouk2@bloomberg.net; Mary Schlangenstein in Dallas at maryc.s@bloomberg.net The Boeing 747-400 was en route to Cologne, Germany, when it went down yesterday carrying two crew members, UPS said. Rescue workers recovered the bodies, the General Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement on WAM, the official UAE newswire. The jet couldn’t return to Dubai International Airport when controllers ordered a landing after being told of the fire, Saif al-Suwaidi, general manager of civil aviation, told state-run Dubai TV. The sky was clear and winds were about 5 miles per hour, according to aviation weather website CheckWX.com. “Whatever happened, it must have been pretty catastrophic,” said Bill Waldock, a crash investigation professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board dispatched a team that included representatives of Atlanta-based UPS and Boeing. The crash site is in an unpopulated area near a UAE military compound, according to Dubai-based Al-Arabiya TV, which said late yesterday that authorities were starting an investigation. The accident occurred about noon New York time. “The pilot reported fire and smoke in the cockpit and was instructed to return to Dubai,” al-Suwaidi told Dubai TV. “After failing to land at the airport, the plane disappeared from radar screens.” ‘Workhorse’ Jet Boeing’s four-engine 747-400 is a “workhorse” jet, which along with its predecessor models has been in service for about 40 years, Waldock said. UPS owns 12 of the 747-400 freighters, according to the company’s website. General Electric Co. made the engines on the UPS plane. “This incident is very unfortunate and we will do everything we can to find the cause,” Bob Lekites, manager of UPS’s airline and international operations, said in a statement. UPS didn’t immediately confirm any casualties. The company and its pilots union were included in the team sent by the NTSB, along with representatives from GE, the world’s biggest maker of jet engines, and the Federal Aviation Administration. UPS, the world’s biggest package-delivery company, makes 936 domestic flights daily and 755 outside the U.S., according to its website. Freighter Deliveries Boeing has delivered more than 100 747-400 freighters since the first plane entered service in November 1993 with Cargolux Airlines, according to the planemaker’s website. The 747-400 has a maximum payload of 248,300 pounds (112,630 kilograms) and a maximum range of 5,112 miles (8,230 kilometers). The extended-range version of the plane can fly more than 5,700 miles. UPS rose 52 cents to $67.64 yesterday in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. The shares have risen 18 percent this year. The CF6-80C2 engines on the 747-400 freighter are used on more than 1,100 aircraft worldwide, accumulating more than 160 million flight hours, GE said. “Based on the engine fleet’s service history, we are not aware of operational
issues that would hazard the continued safe flight of aircraft powered by these
engines,” the Fairfield, Connecticut-based company said in a statement. On September 6th, 2010, UPS Airlines Flight 6, (American cargo airline owned by United Parcel Service Inc and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky) identified pilots who in Dubai yesterday when their cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff. They are Captain Doug Lampe of Louisville, Kentucky, and First Officer Matthew Bell of Sanford, Florida, the company said in a statement. Lampe, 48, had been with UPS since 1995, and Bell, 38, since 2006. Both flew out of UPS’s Anchorage, Alaska, pilot base, UPS said.
from Dubai, UAE, to Cologne, DE, a 747-400 with two crewmembers on
board crashed roughly 25 minutes after departure. The crew declared an
emergency, apparently due to an in-flight fire, and after abandoning one attempt
at landing were unable to see their instruments. The aircraft impacted with the
ground at high speed, killing both crewmembers Boeing extends its deep condolences to the families and friends of the crewmembers lost in the crash of UPS Flt. 6. Boeing is sending a team to provide technical support to the investigation at the invitation of the authorities. Boeing is the world's largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems. A top U.S. exporter, the company supports airlines and U.S. and allied government customers in more than 90 countries. Boeing products and tailored services include commercial and military aircraft, satellites, weapons, electronic and defense systems, launch systems, advanced information and communication systems, and performance-based logistics and training. Deepest condolences and prayers to those of who lost loved ones caused by the accident of UPS6 B744 on 3rd September 2010.
Sources: Tech786 Blog
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