Thursday, September 11, 2014

FAA investigating UPS plane's emergency landing at Chicago/Rockford International Airport (KRFD), Illinois

 

ROCKFORD — The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation into reported hydraulic trouble Wednesday on a UPS plane that landed without incident at Chicago Rockford International Airport. 

Mechanics were working today on the Airbus 306.

“The aircraft is being repaired in Rockford and it will be going back into service in a few hours,” said UPS Spokesman Mike Mangeot.

UPS Flight 8621 was en route from Ontario, California, to Louisville, Kentucky, when around 9:45 p.m. the crew reported loss of all hydraulics. The Airbus 306 was diverted to Rockford.

Hydraulic systems power flight controls, landing gear, brakes, nose wheel steering and other equipment essential to aircraft operation.

Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Services personnel and area firefighters were dispatched to the airport after the report. The pilot later said some of the plane’s hydraulic systems were working again, but emergency crews remained at the airport until the plane landed at 11:07 p.m.

The cargo was shifted to a spare aircraft and flown to Louisville early this morning, Mangeot said.

FAA Spokesperson Elizabeth Isham Corey said investigators will speak with the plane’s pilots, inspect the aircraft and check records related to maintenance, pilot training and operation of the plane. The investigation is expected to last several weeks.

“We look at everything when we do an investigation,” said Isham Cory.

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