Boeing 747-8F VQ-BLR

Summary

On 11 September 2012 at about 03:09 local time, a Boeing 747-8F registered VQ-BLR, operated by Air Bridge Cargo Airlines, LLC, was involved in an incident near Shanghai, China. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 September 2012 at 03:09

Classification

Incident

Location

Shanghai, China

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 747-8F

Registration

VQ-BLR

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

Air Bridge Cargo Airlines, LLC

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

DCA12RA148

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB 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

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.