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| Date: | Friday 8 December 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-87UF |
| Owner/operator: | Atlas Air |
| Registration: | N856GT |
| MSN: | 37561/1442 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2011 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Santo Domingo -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Santiago-Arturo Merino Benitez Airport (SCL/SCEL) |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On December 8, 2023, Boeing 747-87UF N856GT of Atlas Air, operating flight 5Y8028 Santiago - Miami, was forced to return to the departure airport for technical reasons. Before this, he dropped excess fuel over the coast of Chile. Landing safely.
Sources:
https://twitter.com/FlightEmergency/status/1733267624350412855
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/5y8028#3325ab94
https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b747-37561.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 September 2017 | N856GT | Atlas Air, opf Cathay Pacific | 0 | nr Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |  |
non |
| ATC & navigation issues | ||||||
Media:
A eso de las 20:00 Hrs. un avión de carga Atlas Air, comenzó a dar vueltas sobre el puerto de San Antonio, liberando combustible, probablemente por alguna falla. Después se dirigió a Santiago. pic.twitter.com/MJK05CD9Wj
— Fernando (@FernaLogic) December 9, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2023 20:19 | vasilf | Added |
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