- Date
- September 11, 2012, 03:09 local (03:09 UTC)
- Place
- Shanghai, China
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Aircraft
- VQ-BLRBoeing 747-8F
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 85065
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Factual narrative
On September 11, 2012 at about 1109 China Standard Time (0309 UTC), a Boeing 747-8F, registration VQ-BLR, equipped with GEnx-2B engines and operated by Air Bridge Cargo Airlines, experienced an engine failure and subsequently rejected takeoff at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, China. The aircraft was being operated as a cargo flight and there were no injuries to the two crewmembers on board. The incident is being investigated by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the state of manufacture for the aircraft and engines. Inquiries regarding this incident should be directed to: Office of Aviation Safety Civil Aviation Administration of China 155 Dongsi Street West Beijing 100710 China
Aircraft
- Registration
- VQ-BLR
- Reported as
- Boeing 747-8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 37668
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Air Bridge Cargo Airlines, LLC