Incident: Fedex MD11 near Hong Kong on Jul 28th 2010, navigation system failure

30.07.2010 - 00:45

A Fedex Federal Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter, registration N575FE performing freight flight FX-39 from Hong Kong (China) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) with 4 crew, had departed Hong Kong about 20:00L (12:00Z) was already enroute when the crew recognized a navigation system failure, that the crew suspected had been caused by an earlier lightning strike during departure from Hong Kong. The crew returned to Hong Kong for a safe landing about 1:45 hours after departure. The airplane was able to depart again the following day and reached Paris with a delay of 21 hours. Severe thunderstorms had moved over Hong Kong about 3 hours prior to departure of N575FE. Metars: VHHH 281500Z 23007KT 9999 FEW010 SCT022 BKN100 29/26 Q1008 NOSIG VHHH 281430Z VRB06KT 9999 FEW010 SCT022 BKN100 29/26 Q1008 NOSIG VHHH 281445Z 23010KT 200V260 9999 FEW010 SCT022 BKN100 29/26 Q1008 NOSIG VHHH 281400Z VRB05KT 9999 FEW010 SCT022 BKN100 29/26 Q1008 NOSIG VHHH 281330Z VRB04KT 9999 -SHRA FEW010 SCT022 BKN100 28/26 Q1008 NOSIG VHHH 281300Z VRB04KT 9999 -SHRA FEW010 SCT025 BKN100 29/25 Q1008 NOSIG VHHH 281230Z 23007KT 170V260 9999 -SHRA FEW010 SCT025 BKN100 27/26 Q1007 NOSIG VHHH 281200Z 20008KT 170V240 9999 -SHRA FEW010 SCT025 BKN100 27/25 Q1007 NOSIG VHHH 281130Z 24006KT 200V270 9999 -SHRA FEW010 SCT025 BKN100 26/25 Q1008 NOSIG VHHH 281100Z 18005KT 120V240 9999 -SHRA FEW008 SCT025 BKN100 26/23 Q1008 NOSIG VHHH 281030Z 13006KT 100V160 9999 -SHRA FEW008 SCT020 BKN080 26/24 Q1007 NOSIG VHHH 281000Z 14007KT 100V170 9999 -SHRA FEW008 SCT028 BKN080 26/23 Q1007 TEMPO VRB15G25KT 1500 TSRA +SHRA FEW006 SCT012CB BKN050 VHHH 280950Z 15006KT 110V180 9999 -SHRA FEW008 SCT025 BKN080 25/24 Q1007 RETS TEMPO VRB15G25KT 1500 TSRA +SHRA FEW006 SCT012CB BKN050 VHHH 280930Z 19007KT 130V220 8000 VCTS -SHRA FEW008 FEW012CB SCT028 BKN060 25/24 Q1008 RERA TEMPO VRB15G25KT 1500 TSRA +SHRA FEW006 SCT012CB BKN050 VHHH 280950Z 15006KT 110V180 9999 -SHRA FEW008 SCT025 BKN080 25/24 Q1007 RETS TEMPO VRB15G25KT 1500 TSRA +SHRA FEW006 SCT012CB BKN050 VHHH 280900Z 25006KT 210V280 3600 +TSRA FEW005 SCT012CB BKN050 25/25 Q1008 TEMPO VRB15G25KT 1500 TSRA +SHRA FEW006 SCT012CB BKN050 VHHH 280830Z 13010KT 100V160 6000 3100W +TSRA FEW005 SCT012CB BKN050 24/23 Q1007 TEMPO VRB15G25KT 1500 TSRA +SHRA FEW006 SCT012CB BKN050 VHHH 280815Z 13010KT 1900 +TSRA FEW005 SCT012CB BKN050 25/25 Q1008 TEMPO VRB15G25KT 1500 TSRA +SHRA FEW006 SCT012CB BKN050 VHHH 280846Z 18007KT 110V230 2600 +TSRA FEW005 SCT012CB BKN050 25/24 Q1008 TEMPO VRB15G25KT 1500 TSRA +SHRA FEW006 SCT012CB BKN050 VHHH 280800Z 13012KT 3100 +TSRA FEW005 SCT012CB BKN050 26/25 Q1008 TEMPO VRB15G25KT 1500 TSRA +SHRA FEW006 SCT012CB BKN050 VHHH 280730Z 19004KT 090V210 5000 R07R/P2000VP2000D R25L/1400VP2000U R07L/P2000 R25R/P2000 +TSRA FEW005 SCT012CB BKN050 26/25 Q1008 TEMPO 27015G25KT 2000 TSRA +SHRA FEW006CB SCT012 BKN050 VHHH 280746Z 15009KT 110V170 3300 +TSRA FEW005 SCT012CB BKN050 26/25 Q1008 TEMPO 27015G25KT 2000 TSRA +SHRA FEW006CB SCT012 BKN050 VHHH 280700Z VRB05KT 1000 0900S R07R/1200VP2000U R25L/1000VP2000U R07L/1300V1700U R25R/1500U +TSRA FEW005 SCT012CB BKN050 25/25 Q1008 TEMPO 27015G25KT 2000 TSRA +SHRA FEW006CB SCT012 BKN050 VHHH 280630Z 32012KT 290V360 9999 VCTS SHRA FEW007 FEW012CB SCT020 BKN050 28/25 Q1007 TEMPO 27015G25KT 2000 TSRA +SHRA FEW006CB SCT012 BKN050 Read the article at http://avherald.com/h?articleBeef620 Modify your subscription at http://avherald.com/h?login