NEW : UPS identifies the pilots as Capt . The cargo plane had 12 `` service difficulty '' reports on file at the Federal Aviation Administration , including at least two that the reports indicated led pilots to declare emergencies . Cerea Beal Jr. and First Officer Shanda Fanning . NTSB investigators find no evidence of `` uncontained engine failure '' Flames kept investigators from quickly retrieving data recorders . The investigation is still ongoing, but it appears that Captain Beal's actions were not in accordance with standard operating procedures for an aircraft approaching its destination at high speed.
NEW : UPS identifies the pilots as Capt . Cerea Beal Jr. and First Officer Shanda Fanning . NTSB investigators find no evidence of `` uncontained engine failure '' Flames kept investigators from quickly retrieving data recorders . The investigation is still ongoing, but it appears that Captain Beal's actions were not in accordance with standard operating procedures for an aircraft approaching its destination at high speed.