# Incident 20170212007729I: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, New Caledonia, February 12, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2017, 04:30 local time
- Place: New Caledonia
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Aircraft: N270UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270UP-2025-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (registry code 3023600, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F
- Reported engine: P&W PW4000 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170212007729I

## Narrative

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

PROVIDED BY CREW IN UPS EVENT REPORT 60194, SUBMITTED 2/13/2017 AT 00:03Z:

"IN CRUISE WE HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES. TWO HOURS INTO FLIGHT WE GOT FCC 2 FAIL. THIS IS A REPEAT WRITE UP FROM INBOUND FLIGHT. WE ALSO HAD DC TIE 1 AND 3 OPEN ALSO AC TIE 1,2,3 OPEN AS WELL, THEN THEY STARTED CYCLING ON AND OFF. AT VARIOUS POINTS IN FLIGHT ALL SIX DU'S 2 OR 3 AT A TIME WENT BLANK MOMENTARILY SOMETIMES DISPLAYING RED X'S. AVNCS OVRD FAN ALERT ALSO OCCURRED AT SAME TIME. WE ALSO LOST NAVIGATION WITH THESE ISSUES WHEN PLANE WOULD NOT STAY IN NAV. MODE. APPROACH LAND WOULD NOT ENGAGE RAW DATA ILS WAS FLOWN. WITHOUT A DOUBT WE BELIEVE WE WOULD EXPERIENCE TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS THINGS CONTINUED TO OCCUR."

## Other reports on N270UP (1)

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

- [Incident 20040106005519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040106005519I), Jan 6, 2004: Doug MD11F (N270UP), Anchorage, AK. (-23) Briefing paper: subject: united parcel service (ups) MD11 N270UP air turn back (atb) due to loss of number 1 ac buss. Background: ups flight 6995…

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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