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| Date: | Sunday 16 January 2022 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-409F |
| Owner/operator: | China Airlines Cargo |
| Registration: | B-18715 |
| MSN: | 33731/1334 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) -
 Taiwan
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) |
| Anchorage-Ted Stevens International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
China Airlines Cargo flight CI5240, a Boeing 747-409(F), suffered a problem with engine no.4 on takeoff from Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. The flight crew followed procedures and dumped fuel before returning to Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) for a safe landing.
Witnesses reported hearing an explosion-like sound and flames coming from the engine, which is indicative of a possible engine surge/compressor stall event.
Sources:
https://taiwanenglishnews.com/china-airlines-cargo-plane-aborts-flight-makes-precautionary-emergency-landing-after-engine-problem/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ci5240#2a82cea8
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/B18715/history/20220116/0340Z/RCTP/RCTP
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=899101&lat=25.290&lon=120.763&zoom=9.0&showTrace=2022-01-16
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/4034738-9064e78891b0fc9a5bd8ff9ec340e2f6b16f9d16/aircrafttype/B744
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 January 2022 | B-18715 | China Airlines Cargo | 0 | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2022 08:36 | harro | Added |
| 16-Jan-2022 08:37 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jan-2022 08:37 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jan-2022 10:17 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jan-2022 03:00 | johnwg | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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