# NTSB DCA12RA148: Boeing 747-8F, Shanghai, China, September 11, 2012

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 11, 2012, 03:09 local (03:09 UTC)
- Place: Shanghai, China
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 85065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA12RA148
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/85065/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12RA148

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747-8F
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 37668
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Air Bridge Cargo Airlines, LLC

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.

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