Kip Powick Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 A UPS cargo plane made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport early Wednesday after a fire broke out on board. Flames were seen coming from the cargo area of the DC-8 when it landed. UPS Flight 1307 landed at 12:22 a.m. "after reporting a lower cargo and main deck smoke situation," the company said in a written statement. It took emergency responders more than four hours to douse the fire, said Mark Giuffre, a spokesman for UPS. The airport, which is usually open 24 hours per day, was shut when the plane landed, and was slated to reopen at 6 a.m., using only three of its four runways, he said. "The fire's been put out; they're just checking the aircraft now." The plane's three crew members were taken to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, where they were treated for smoke inhalation. Giuffre said they were released by 4 a.m. "They're all OK and safe," he said. He added that the National Transportation Safety Board would investigate. The plane was on a regularly scheduled Atlanta-to-Philadelphia flight. With a fleet of 269 jet aircraft and 305 chartered aircraft, UPS is the world's ninth-largest airline. It has never had a crash, Giuffre said. In 2004, the company delivered 3.6 billion packages and documents in more than 200 countries and territories, according to its Web site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amraam Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 And after the flames were out... http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5673655 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Amazing pictures! I wonder if they will be able to narrow the cause down to a specific package/shipper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rattler Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 I would say they were very lucky to get it down before any structural failure. Here is a question for all of you to think about, Canadian Planes carry airmail and in that mail there are express parcels. When was the last time you shipped a parcel and when was the last time you were asked about the contents? I ship several a year to a relative in the North and I have never been asked what the package contained, let alone if it contained any dangerous goods. If only we paid more attention to real risks rather than paying lip service to other security...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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