United B789 over Guatemala on May 29th 2021, generator failure
Last Update: May 31, 2021 / 13:31:42 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 29, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-819
Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Destination
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
N13954
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
Passengers reported the cabin lights went out, the emergency lights came on and the crew advised they had activated a backup generator, both engines were running normally. A passenger later added, that the cabin lights did not come back on, the emergency lights remained active until disembarkation.
A replacement Boeing 787-9 registration N26967 departed Houston about 9:20 hours after N13954 had landed and is currently estimated to reach Buenos Aires with a delay of about 13 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 29, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Generator failure
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-819
Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Destination
Buenos Aires Ezeiza, Argentina
Aircraft Registration
N13954
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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