At about 0107 Eastern time, a DC-8 freighter operated by United Parcel Service landed at the Philadelphia International Airport after declaring an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit. The airplane was immediately engulfed in fire and the three flightcrew members evacuated the airplane via the cockpit window and L1 door slide. The flightcrew was not injured and the airplane was destroyed.
February 8, 2006, Philadelphia, Penn. / Douglas DC-8
At about 0107 Eastern time, a DC-8 freighter operated by United Parcel Service landed at the Philadelphia International Airport after declaring an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit. The airplane was immediately engulfed in fire and the three flightcrew members evacuated the airplane via the cockpit window and L1 door slide. The flightcrew was not injured and the airplane was destroyed....
Key Takeaways:
- A UPS DC-8 freighter made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport after reporting smoke in the cockpit.
- Upon landing, the aircraft was engulfed in fire and destroyed, but all three flightcrew members successfully evacuated without injury.
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