UPS Boeing 767 Freighter Suffers Total Instrument Failure on Approach to Denver
The aircraft has been identified as N312UP, a Boeing 767-300 Freighter operated by UPS Airlines, according to Simple Flying.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 20, 2026, 12:45 p.m. ET
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Aug 20, 2026, 12:45 p.m. ETFirst report
UPS Boeing 767 Freighter Suffers Total Instrument Failure on Approach to Denver
A UPS Airlines Boeing 767-300 freighter, flight 5X5806, experienced a total instrument failure on approach to Denver, Colorado, on August 15, 2026, according to Simple Flying. The crew reported that all large display screens, including the primary flight display, navigation display, and engine indicating and crew alerting system, failed. The pilots reverted to standby instruments and landed safely. The aircraft remained on the ground two days later.
The aircraft, registered as N312UP, is a Boeing 767-34AF, according to aircraft registry records. The registered owner is C C & E I Llc; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator of the flight. The operator of record is United Parcel Service. The NTSB database lists two other cases involving the Boeing 767-34AF since 2008, none of which involved a fatality; this record says nothing about the cause of this incident.
The cause of the instrument failure has not been determined. Weather observations at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, 13.7 miles away, recorded wind from 330 degrees at 7 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear skies, and a temperature of 64 degrees Fahrenheit, four minutes after the reported time of the incident.
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From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.
- Registration
- N312UP
- Type
- Boeing 767-34AF — twin-engine jet landplane
- Engines
- GE CF6-80C2B6F
- Operator of record
- United Parcel Service
- Registered owner
- C C & E I LlcThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
- Terrain elevation
- 5,279 ft
- Nearest aerodrome
- 13 miles WNW of Buckley Space Force Base (KBKF/BFK)
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