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Plane 'crashes on Dubai highway'

 

 

A cargo plane has crashed on a major highway in Dubai, according to local officials and media reports.

 

The plane came down on the Emirates highway, setting some cars on fire, al-Arabiya television reported.

 

Ambulances were rushing to the area, located near a residential district, the Dubai-based broadcaster added.

 

There is no word yet on casualties.

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UPS 747...declared Mayday on approach 30L...apparently cockpit fire.

 

Will try and update as soon as i get anything. Crashed bloody near my old place in Dubai...holy smokes!

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According CNN it happened during take-off and 747-400F was enroute to CGN/Germany...

 

News still sketchy (1855z)...

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UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, killing two

 

A cargo plane has crashed at an air force base shortly after take-off from Dubai airport, killing two crew members on board, officials say.

 

There were no injuries on the ground and commercial air traffic was not affected, they added.

 

The aircraft was a Boeing 747 belonging to US company United Parcel Service.

 

A UAE official told local media the plane was diverted to the base after reporting trouble. It hit a covered car park then bounced and crashed, he said.

 

Smoke was seen billowing from inside the walled compound.

 

'Smoke and smell'

 

Some reports said a fire had broken out in the plane just after it took off from Dubai international airport.

 

The plane flew near a residential area popular with expatriates where residents saw its last desperate moments.

 

"I saw the explosion from my balcony and felt the blast," said Tony Meechan, a British expatriate living in Silicon Oasis, a technology park on the Emirates Road.

 

"There was a big fireball that lit up the full sky in orange. After that there was smoke and the smell of burning plastic.

 

"I'm still feeling a bit shaken up."

 

The plane was on its way to the company's European hub in Cologne, a spokeswoman for UPS said.

 

Initial reports from al-Arabiya television said the plane had hit the busy Emirates Road motorway, but later reports indicated it had not.

 

The United Arab Emirates civil aviation authority said the bodies of the two crew members were recovered.

 

UPS, the world's largest courier service, said it would "do everything" to find the cause of the crash.

 

In 2009 a Sudanese cargo plane crashed in the Dubai desert, killing six crew.

 

The company was subsequently barred from operating in the Emirates.

 

from the BBC

RIP :(

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NTSB dispatches team to investigate UPS crash in Dubai

Members of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have been dispatched to Dubai to investigate the crash of a Boeing 747-400 operated by cargo carrier UPS.

 

Two crew members were on board, and local media reports indicate their bodies have been recovered, quoting a statement from the UAE's civil aviation authority.

 

The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff en route to Cologne, Germany, and UPS has not confirmed reports of a cockpit fire.

 

Flightglobal's ACAS database shows that the aircraft, 571UP, was built in 2007.

 

NTSB's team includes safety investigator Bill English and specialists in fire, operations and human performance. The team also includes members from GE, Boeing, UPS and the Independent Pilots Association.

 

Preliminary reports are indicating the aircraft crashed near a main road in Dubai.

 

Source: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/09/03/346998/ntsb-dispatches-team-to-investigate-ups-crash-in-dubai.html

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Aircraft was performing an emergency landing when it smashed into the ground...was apparently in the air for about an hour before impact. Details still sketchy...will update accordingly.

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according by aviation herald reports, the plane reports emergency with the smoke and fire shortly after takeoff. After fuel dump they were attempt a visual approach for rwy 12L but they were too high and too fast. In the mean time, crew has been reports there are no indications on the flight displayes. ATC tried to vectors Sharjah's both runway which one they wish to land but plane turns to right hand side and crashed near military base site to desert.

 

I'm really sad heard that. My deeply condolences to victims families and colleagueses. Rest in peace.

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http://atwonline.com/international-aviation-regulation/news/investigators-cite-cockpit-smoke-ups-747-400f-crash-dubai-090

 

Investigators cite cockpit smoke in UPS 747-400F crash in Dubai

 

The UPS 747-400 freighter that crashed 50 min. after takeoff from Dubai International Friday attempted to return to the airport after its pilots reported "smoke in the cockpit" and that they were "unable to maintain altitude," according to a preliminary report issued by crash investigators Sunday.

 

Both pilots were killed when the aircraft went down in an "unpopulated area between the Emirates Road and Al Ain Highway" near the airport, said the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, which is leading the crash investigation. The aircraft was en route to Cologne but its pilots sent a message that they were returning to Dubai about 7:15 p.m. local time, or 22 min. after takeoff.

 

"The UAE ATC Centre issued a clearance [for the returning 747 to land] when aircraft was approximately 40 km. from touchdown," GCAA stated. "The aircraft was high on the approach and was at 8,500 ft. at 24 km. from touchdown. It passed overhead the airfield very high and made a right turn...The aircraft tracked southwest and rapidly lost altitude. At approximately [7:42 p.m. local time], radar contact was lost."

 

GCAA said Sunday it had recovered the cockpit voice recorder and was searching for the flight data recorder.

 

"This is a terrible tragedy, and all of us at UPS extend our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of both of these crewmembers," UPS CEO Scott Davis said. The company identified the pilots as Capt. Doug Lampe of Louisville and First Officer Matthew Bell of Sanford, Fla. Both were based at UPS Airlines' Anchorage domicile.

 

According to UPS, the aircraft's tail number was N571UP. It took delivery of the freighter from Boeing in September 2007. "The airframe had flown 9,977 hours, completing 1,764 takeoffs and landings," it noted. "It was up to date on all maintenance, having just completed a major inspection in June 2010." One of 12 747-400Fs in UPS's fleet, the CF6-80C2B1F-powered aircraft had a payload capacity of nearly 258,000 lbs.

 

The US National Transportation Safety Board designated Senior Air Safety Investigator Bill English to lead a team of specialists to Dubai to assist GCAA with its inquiry. Included on the team are technical advisors from US FAA, Boeing, UPS, GE Aviation and the Independent Pilots Assn. union.

 

According to Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety Network, the weather at the time of the accident was clear. Wind was at 6 knots, visibility was 8,000 m. and the ceiling was "unlimited."

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FAA cites fire risk in bulk lithium battery shipments

 

 

The US airline regulator has warned carriers shipments of lithium batteries may ignite if exposed to high heat in flight, risking a "catastrophic event".

 

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the batteries, widely used in consumer products, could ignite in a fire, overwhelming suppression systems.

 

The FAA said a US cargo flight that crashed last month near Dubai carried a shipment of lithium batteries.

 

The warning did not apply to batteries carried by passengers, the FAA said.

 

"Common metal shipping containers, pails and drums, are not designed to withstand a lithium metal cell fire," the agency warned in a statement, adding no containers have been tested or approved to mitigate the risk.

 

Bulk shipments of the batteries are already banned from passenger aircraft, the agency said.

 

The agency said a United Parcel Service flight that crashed near Dubai last month was carrying large quantities of lithium batteries.

 

"Investigation of the crash is still underway, and the cause of the crash has not been determined," the agency said. "We... believe it prudent to advise operators of that fact."

 

Dozens of incidents have been recorded in which lithium batteries ignited in flight, but it remains unknown what caused the fires.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11505505

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