# Accident 20060207001809A: Doug DC871F, Philadelphia, PA, February 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2006, 23:59 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 39.9509° N, 75.1709° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9509&lon=-75.1709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N748UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N748UP-2006-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199D, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B (registry code 52039, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871F
- Reported engine: GE CFM562C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,900 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA06MA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06MA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060207001809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 7, 2006, AT 2359 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A DOUGLAS DC-8-71, N748UP, OPERATED BY UNITED PARCEL SERVICE COMPANY, AS FLIGHT 1307, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY AN ONBOARD FIRE AFTER LANDING AT THE PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PHL), PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. THE THREE FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ATL), ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THE SCHEDULED CARGO FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 121.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA06MA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06MA022), Feb 8, 2006: Douglas DC-8 (N748UP), Philadelphia, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: an in-flight cargo fire that initiated from an unknown source, which was most likely located within cargo container 12, 13, or 14. Contributing to the loss of the aircraft were the inadequate…

## Other reports on N748UP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870126003539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870126003539I), Jan 26, 1987: Doug DC871F (N748UP), Memphis, TN. On gear extension right main indicated unsafe. Safe landing. Malfunction not reported.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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