# NTSB ENG21WA033: Boeing 747-8F, Hone Kong, Hong Kong SAR China, July 20, 2021

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Date: July 20, 2021, 04:16 UTC, 12:16 local
- Place: Hone Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
- Coordinates: 22.310567, 114.168694 (estimated)
- Status: N/A
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Parties: FAA Aviation Accident and Incident Investigator, UPS Airline Safety Manager, GE Consulting Engineer, Commercial and BGA Flight Safety, Boeing Associate Technical Fellow Air Safety
- NTSB case key (mKey): 103539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG21WA033
- NTSB report (PDF): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103539/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA033

## Sequence of events

- Initial climb: Fire/smoke (non-impact) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N624UP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N624UP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747-8F
- Registry model: Boeing 747-8F (registry code 13848CK, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE GENX-2B67/P (registry code 30235, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-genx-2b67-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 63784
- Year built: 2020
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Business, Part 121
- Operator: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO
- Departed: VHHH
- Destination: OMDB, Dubai
- Airport: VHHH, Hong Kong

## Weather



From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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