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Offline KB4TEZ

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UPS MD11 at Chicago unreliable airspeed systems coming and go
« on: October 28, 2024, 10:32:47 UTC »
https://avherald.com/h?article=51f64a24&opt=0
(the new aviation term for comfort with airport in sight, is now, "warm and fuzzy" especially with the weather.
Landed with no issues.


A UPS United Parcel Service McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter, registration N251UP performing flight 5X-753 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Chicago Rockford,IL (USA) with 4 crew on board, was descending towards Rockford Airport when the crew declared emergency reporting they had unreliable airspeed. When queried by the controller about other systems like navigation systems, the crew reported they not only had unreliable airspeed but other systems were coming and going, they suspected they had received a lightning strike. The aircraft landed safely on Rockford's runway 19 about 25 minutes later.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Chicago about 6.5 hours after landing.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UPS753/history/20241025/0310Z/KDFW/KRFD
« Last Edit: October 29, 2024, 09:33:24 UTC by KB4TEZ »