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| Date: | Tuesday 12 March 2013 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-409LCF Dreamlifter |
| Owner/operator: | Atlas Air |
| Registration: | N780BA |
| MSN: | 24310/778 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Paine Field/Snohomish County Airport (KPAE), Everett, Wash. -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | KPAE |
| RJGG | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot reported malfunctioning hydraulic system shortly after takeoff. Fuel was dumped while the aircraft circled over the Olympic Peninsula. It landed at KPAE without incident, having been airborne for one hour and 41 minutes.
Sources:
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/03/747-plane-dumps-fuel-before-emergency-landing-at-paine-field/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2013 00:44 | Walter Mitty | Added |
| 19-Aug-2019 14:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
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