20091205052699I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Mcdonnell D MD-11F · Honolulu, HI · December 5, 2009

Date: December 5, 2009 · 07:00 local
Place: Honolulu, HI
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: IPXA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N296UP
Reported as: Mcdonnell D MD-11F
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N296UPRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2023 · Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11FS/N 48474 · Built 1991 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas MD-11F Engine modelPratt & Whitney PW4000 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During ups flight #34 from sdf-hnl, at a cruising altitude of FL 340, the #2 engine oil pressure dropped, followed momentarily by engine failure. The engine was shut down and appropriate checklists completed. The aircraft was past both equal time points so the flight continued to hnl where an uneventful landing was made on runway 8L. Subsequent inspection of the oil filter and chip detectors revealed an amount of metal sufficient to require engine replacement.

As the FAA filed it

DURING UPS FLIGHT #34 FROM SDF-HNL, AT A CRUISING ALTITUDE OF FL 340, THE #2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED, FOLLOWED MOMENTARILY BY ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND APPROPRIATE CHECKLISTS COMPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PAST BOTH EQUAL TIME POINTS SO THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO HNL WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 8L. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE OIL FILTER AND CHIP DETECTORS REVEALED AN AMOUNT OF METAL SUFFICIENT TO REQUIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT.