Date:	Tuesday 20 July 2021
Time:
Type:	Boeing 747-8F
Owner/operator:	United Parcel Service - UPS
Registration:	N624UP
MSN:	63784/1558
Year of manufacture:	2020
Total airframe hrs:	2905 hours
Cycles:	447 flights
Engine model:	GEnx-2B67
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	near Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) -   Hong Kong
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH)
Destination airport:	Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB)
Investigating agency:	AAIA
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
UPS flight UPS3, a Boeing 747-8F, was climbing after take-off when the flight crew shut down the left outboard (No. 1) engine due to excessive engine speed, and then elected to return the aircraft to Hong Kong. After landing on Runway 07L, the No. 1 engine caught fire during water application by the airport fire contingent (AFC). There was no other damage to the aircraft apart from the thermal damage to the engine. No one was injured.

Cause
This serious incident was caused by improper installation of the P1 bypass valve port fitting on the fuel metering unit, resulting in a fuel leak that rendered the engine fire.

https://www.thb.gov.hk/aaia/doc/Preliminary%20Serious%20Incident%20Report%20(01-2021)_Eng.pdf
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https://www.airfleets.fr/ficheapp/plane-b747-63784.htm
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n624up?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=pmd_e896bd789d172a4e885804608d04e9e9e8d0b53b-1626887887-0-gqntzgznaekjcnbszqqo#2878b469

On July 20th, a UPS Boeing 747-8 freighter (N624UP) returned to Hong Kong Int. Airport after one of the engines caught fire.

Read more on our blog:https://t.co/MYDIvNlFB9#UPS #Boeing747 #Cargo #RadarBox #Aviation pic.twitter.com/0FX695GdsM

— RadarBox (@RadarBox24) July 21, 2021

UPS B747-8 freighter returned to Hong Kong after an engine fire upon departure.

The captain stopped the climb and returned to Hong Kong for a safe overweight (about 426 ton, MTOW 442 ton) landing on Rwy 07L and came to a stop about 2500m down the runway.https://t.co/zobNy0sGjN

— Sam Chui (@SamChuiPhotos) July 21, 2021

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UPS 747-8 makes emergency return landing in Hong Kong after an engine fire on departure. Video by flyingamit. 2021/07/21 ???
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— Extreme Avia (@AviaExtreme) July 21, 2021

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