Last weekend, Atlas Air flight 5Y8193, operated by one of their Boeing 747s between Seoul and Anchorage, diverted to Sapporo with a burning smell onboard.
Information has been released pertinent to the incident at hand, which we will get into in this article.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Sapporo Diversion!: Atlas Air 5Y8193 – Seoul to Anchorage…
Atlas Air flight 5Y8193, which diverted to Sapporo, is a routine scheduled flight between Seoul and Anchorage.
Furthermore, it is understood the aircraft involved in the incident is N487MC.
As per data from Planespotters.net, N487MC is a 22.1 year old Boeing 747-400F that was delivered to EVA Air in July 2002.
In August 2018, the aircraft was handed over to Polar Air Cargo, which operated the aircraft for DHL Aviation.
Atlas Air took delivery of the aircraft back in June 2020.
Of the 747-400 variation, 5Y has 48 of them in their fleet.
Moreover, of that 48, all but six are in active service, with an average fleet age of 24.4 years.
As well as the 747-400, Atlas Air has the following other aircraft in their fleet of 99 aircraft:
- 8 Boeing 737s.
- 11 Boeing 747-8s.
- 25 Boeing 767s.
- 7 Boeing 777s.
5Y8193, which diverted to Sapporo, departed Seoul at 0612 local time on July 28 and initially tracked east towards Anchorage.
After initially passing through most of Japanese airspace, the crew opted to make a u-turn and divert to the airport.
It is understood the aircraft landed safely without further incident at 0947 local time that same morning.
As per The Aviation Herald, it is understood the cause was a burning smell observed by crew onboard.
Upon arrival into the Japanese airport, the emergency services checked the aircraft for any fire, heat or smoke.
They couldn’t find any, so the aircraft was allowed to proceed to a cargo gate.
Aircraft Still Grounded At The Time of Writing…
Following the incident onboard Atlas Air flight 5Y8193 Seoul-Anchorage, the aircraft has remained grounded in Sapporo at the time of writing (30/7/24 @ 1940 UK time).
At this stage, it is unclear whether maintenance technicians have found the source of the burning smell or not.
What remains clear is that until the checks and repairs have been made, the aircraft will stay on the ground for as long as it takes.
Looking ahead, it will be interesting to see how much longer the aircraft is grounded for.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to this incident, then we will update you accordingly.
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