UPS Airlines Flight 5X61 an engine strike during landing at Taoyuan International Airport
Category
Abnormal Runway Contact(ARC)
Type
Boeing/B747-8
Date
2025-08-13
Area
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Description
On August 13, 2025, a UPS Airlines Boeing 747-8 freighter, registration N613UP, operating as flight 5X61 from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), had three flight crew members onboard. At 2009 Taipei local time, during landing on Runway 05L at TPE, the aircraft sustained a No. 4 engine pod strike, which resulted in damage to the No. 4 engine, as well as multiple areas of the right wing and fuselage. No injuries were reported.
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