- Date
- September 3, 2010, 15:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N571UPBoeing 747-44AF
- Defining event
- Enroute: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
- Investigation class
- Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 20100903050449A
- Case key
- 77189
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N571UP
- Reported as
- Boeing 747-44AF
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 35668
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- United Parcel Service Co
- Registered owner
- United Parcel Service Co
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
N571UPRegistration cancelled Oct 7, 2010 · Boeing 747-44AFAirframe modelBoeing 747-44AFEngine modelGE CF6-80C2B1F
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Docket · 54
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 15, 2012, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 121 MB in all.
Operations - Operations/Human Performance Specialist ReportOperations - Attachment 1 - Interview SummariesOperations - Attachment 2 - Interview Summaries Addendum 1Operations - Attachment 3 - Dubai One Captain InterviewOperations - Attachment 4 - Interview Summaries Addendum 2Operations - Attachment 5 - Dubai One Pilot StatementOperations - Attachment 6 - ATC TranscriptsOperations - Attachment 7 - Navigational ChartsOperations - Attachment 8 - NTSB Form 6120Operations - Attachment 9 - UPS6 Block In Block Out timesOperations - Attachment 10 - Flight Crew InformationOperations - Attachment 12 - UPS6 Crew Flight TimesOperations - Attachment 11 - N571UP Aircraft RoutingOperations - Attachment 13 - UPS6 Crew PTRS DataOperations - Attachment 14 - UPS6 Crew Training RecordsOperations - Attachment 15 - UPS6 Pilot Certification SummaryOperations - Attachment 16 - UPS6 Text TransmissionsOperations - Attachment 17 - UPS B747-400 Initial Training Flow ChartOperations - Attachment 18 - UPS B747-400 Donning of O2 MasksOperations - Attachment 19 - UPS B747-400 AOM Supplemental O2 DescriptionOperations - Attachment 20 - 1978 FAA CAMI Aircrew and Passenger Protective Breathing Equipment StudiesOperations - Attachment 21 - Boeing 747 FCOM O2 Mask and Regulator DescriptionOperations - Attachment 22 - January 31, 2011 UPS Flight Safety BulletinOperations - Attachment 23 - UPS B747-400 AOM Amplified Checklist ReferenceOperations - Attachment 24 - UPS B747-400 Audio Control PanelOperations - Attachment 25 - UPS B747-400 Oxygen SystemsOperations - Attachment 26 - UPS B747-400 Smoke or Fumes Removal ChecklistOperations - Attachment 27 - UPS B747 Training Guide on Establishing CommunicationsOperations - Attachment 28 - UPS Boeing 747-400 Cockpit DiagramOperations - Attachment 29 - UPS Emergency Equipment CBT ModulesOperations - Attachment 30 - UPS O2 Mask CBT ModulesOperations - Attachment 31 - Hypoxia Reference in FAA-H-8083-25AOperations - Attachment 32 - UPS Pilot DutiesOperations - Attachment 33 - UPS 747-400 Full Flight Simulator Session Session 6Operations - Attachment 34 - Federal Express Conference CallOperations - Attachment 35 - SEA Smoke Simulator Results (imbedded photos)Operations - Attachment 36 - UPS6 Flight Test Results (imbedded photos)Operations - Attachment 37 - FAA Order 8900.1Operations - Attachment 38 - B747-400 Fire Main Deck Non-Normal ProcedureOperations - Attachment 39 - UPS6 Flight PaperworkOperations - Attachment 40 - B747 Smoke or Fumes Removal QRHOperations - Attachment 41 - Boeing Non-normal Checklist InstructionsOperations - Attachment 42 - FAA Oxygen Requirements ResponsesOperations - Attachment 43 - FAA Response to Fire Main Deck Checklist AFM DifferencesOperations - Attachment 44 - 2004 Smoke, Fire Fumes InitiativeOperations - Attachment 45 - Safety of Flight ReferenceOperations - Attachment 46 - UPS B747-400 Minimum O2 RequirementsFire Investigation Factual Report 11-061Appendix A to Fire Study Report 12-019Appendix B to Fire Study Report 12-019Appendix C to Fire Study Report 12-019Appendix D to Fire Study Report 12-019Appendix E to Fire Study Report 12-019Fire Testing Study Report 12-019
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.