United B772 at Newark on Jan 7th 2015, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
Last Update: January 8, 2015 / 23:11:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 7, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-44
Departure
Newark, United States
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
N78009
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
A passenger reported the right hand engine emitted a loud bang, then the brakes came on at a fairly low speed. After coming to a stop the captain announced they had an engine compressor stall. After stopping on the runway for about 20 minutes the aircraft taxied to the gate with emergency services following the aircraft. Passengers were rebooked onto UA-2098 the following day and are estimated to reach Brussels with a delay of 23 hours.
The occurrence aircraft was able to resume service about 20 hours after rejecting takeoff.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 7, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-44
Departure
Newark, United States
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
N78009
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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