UPS Airlines Flight 6
Accident | |
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Date | September 3, 2010 |
Summary | Crashed following in-flight cargo fire |
Site | Nad Al Sheba Military camp, near Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 25°05′53″N 55°21′36″E / 25.098°N 55.360°E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 747-44AF/SCD |
Operator | UPS Airlines |
IATA flight No. | 5X6 |
ICAO flight No. | UPS6 |
Call sign | UPS 6 |
Registration | N571UP |
Flight origin | Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Destination | Cologne Bonn Airport, Germany |
Occupants | 2 |
Crew | 2 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Survivors | 0 |
UPS Airlines Flight 6 was a cargo flight operated by
Background
After arriving from Hong Kong earlier in the day, Flight 6 departed from Dubai International Airport at 18:53 local time (14:53 UTC) on September 3, 2010, bound for Cologne Bonn Airport in Germany. The designated crew were Captain Douglas Lampe (48), of Louisville, Kentucky, and First Officer Matthew Bell (38), from Sanford, Florida.[5][6] Lampe had been flying for UPS Airlines for 15 years and had over 11,000 flight hours, with 4,000 hours flying in the Boeing 747-400.[7][8] Bell had 4 years and 5,500 hours respectively, with 77 hours in the 747-400.[7]
Accident
At 19:15, the
Lampe disengaged the
The aircraft was too high on the approach and the gear did not extend. The aircraft passed over the airport before making a tight turn. Bell attempted to turn toward
Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the accident was a
Investigation
The United Arab Emirates
The GCAA released its final investigation report in July 2013.
The investigation also revealed that the cargo liner failed when the fire started, and this contributed to the severity of the damage.[7]
Aftermath
In October 2010, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a safety alert for operators highlighting the fact that the cargo on board Flight 6 contained a large quantity of lithium-type batteries.[3] The FAA issued a restriction on the carrying of lithium batteries in bulk on passenger flights.[21] Boeing announced that the 747-400F fire checklists were to be modified to instruct pilots that at least one of the three air conditioning systems must be left in operation to prevent excessive smoke accumulation on the flight deck.[3]
The accident revived concerns about the effects of smoke in the cockpit, raising the question of whether smoke hoods or inflatable vision units should be introduced in commercial aviation.[4][22][23] Around the time of the crash, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) had asked the FAA to mandate the installation of automatic fire extinguisher systems in the holds of cargo aircraft. UPS Airlines followed FAA regulations, which stated that pilots should depressurize the main cabin and climb to an altitude of at least 20,000 feet (6,100 m) upon detection of a fire so as to deprive the flames of oxygen.[24]
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has claimed responsibility for the crash in addition to the 2010 transatlantic aircraft bomb plot. However, U.S. and United Arab Emirates investigators had said they had not found any evidence of an explosion or terrorist involvement in that incident, and were skeptical about the claim. They suggested it was probably an attempt by AQAP to bolster its image. On September 10, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed that the AQAP was not involved in the crash.[25][26]
Dramatization
The crash was featured on season 15 of the Canadian documentary series Mayday in an episode titled "Fatal Delivery".[27]
References
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- ^ Bonnett, Tom (September 3, 2010). "Two Dead As Cargo Plane Crashes In Dubai". Sky News. Sky News Online. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Hradecky, Simon (September 3, 2010). "Crash: UPS B744 at Dubai on Sep 3rd 2010, fire in cockpit". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ^ ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ Adams, Brent (September 3, 2010). "UPS flight crashes in Dubai". American City Business Journals. Business First. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "UAE: UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit before crash". Las Vegas Sun. Associated Press. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Air Accident Investigation Report - Uncontained Cargo Fire Leading to Loss of Control Inflight and Uncontrolled Descent Into Terrain" (PDF). General Civil Aviation Authority. July 24, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ Sathish, VM (September 5, 2010). "Pilots identified in UPS plane crash". Emirates24/7. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "UPS freighter had radio failure and fire before fatal crash". www.arabianaerospace.aero. Arabian Aerospace. September 9, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Kaminski-Morrow, David. "Ill-fated UPS crew offered Doha alternate after fire alarm". Flight International. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
- ^ "GCAA Announces the Preliminary Report on the accident involving UPS6 Boeing 747 – 400 on 3rd September, 2010" (Press release). UAE General Civil Aviation Authority. September 5, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
- ^ "UPS confirms Dubai 747-400 crash". Flight International. September 3, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ^ "UPS: Crashed 747 was three years old". Flight International. September 5, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ "N571UP United Parcel Service (UPS) Boeing 747-400F". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "UPS N571UP (Boeing 747 - MSN 35668)". Airfleets aviation. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Jäger, Timo (August 20, 2010). "Photograph showing serial number information". Airliners.net.
- ^ "NTSB assists Government of the United Arab Emirates in aviation accident" (Press release). National Transportation Safety Board. September 3, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ "Boeing Statement on UPS Accident at Dubai" (Press release). Boeing. September 3, 2010. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ Singh, Mandeep (September 6, 2010). "Bahrain probes crash..." Gulf Daily News. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ Kapur, Vicky (July 25, 2013). "UPS Dubai crash: GCAA final report links accident to lithium batteries". Emirates 24/7. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon. "The risks of lithium batteries in aircraft cargo". Aviation Herald. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ MacDonald, Janelle (November 10, 2010). "Could a low-tech device save lives on planes?". Wave 3 News. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- The Courier-Journal. Archived from the originalon July 29, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ^ Schmitt, Eric; Shane, Scott (November 5, 2010). "Saudis Warned U.S. of Attack Before Parcel Bomb Plot". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ "UAE to review bomb blast claim in UPS jet crash". Al Arabiya. November 6, 2010. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ Mayday - Air Crash Investigation (S01-S22), retrieved February 4, 2024
External links
- General Civil Aviation Authority
- Final report (Archived October 12, 2022, at the Wayback Machine)
- Interim Report (Archived June 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine)
- Preliminary Report (Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine)
- "GCAA : No evidence of an onboard explosion related to Al Qaeda claims on the Crash of UPS Boeing 747 – 400 Cargo" Archived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. November 7, 2010.
- "GCAA eliminates the possibility of an onboard explosion regarding the crash of UPS Boeing 747 – 400 Cargo investigation" Archived May 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. October 31, 2010. (Alt Archived May 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine)
- "GCAA reveals more details regarding the crash of UPS Boeing 747 – 400 Cargo investigation" Archived May 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine October 20, 2010
- "GCAA reveals more details regarding the Crash of UPS Boeing 747 – 400 Cargo investigation"[dead link] – September 23, 2010
- "GCAA Announces the recovery of Digital Flight Data Recorder From UPS6 Boeing 747 – 400" Archived December 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – September 13, 2010.
- "GCAA Announces the Preliminary Report on the ACCIDENT INVOLVING UPS6 Boeing 747 – 400 on 3rd September, 2010" Archived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." – September 5, 2010
- "B744 Freighter crash after onboard fire indication, Dubai, 3 Sep 10 – Preliminary Report Issued" Archived April 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – SKYbrary[dead link] (Archived April 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine)
- "Statement on Aircraft Accident" Archived December 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. (Archive Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine) – United Parcel Service
- Investigation docket – National Transportation Safety Board