United B772 over Pacific on Jul 11th 2014, haze on board
Last Update: July 15, 2014 / 18:05:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 11, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-201
Departure
Honolulu, United States
Destination
Guam, United States
Aircraft Registration
N210UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
A passenger reported there was a "problem with one of the wings" and the cabin became smokey. Multiple passengers reported the aircraft had suffered technical problems involving a burning smell in the cockpit prior to departure and departed Honolulu with a delay of about 4 hours as result. Passengers tweeted that the aircraft dumped fuel on the way to Midway.
There is a report on the Internet telling that the aircraft lost transponder, radios and other systems one by one, however, radar data indicate the transponder worked until touchdown.
Another passenger reported that there had been a burning smell prior to departure. In flight the smell returned becoming stronger and stronger, the smoke detectors in the aft cabin triggered. The captain announced there were electrical problems and the (weather) radar had ceased functioning. The replacement aircraft returned them to Honolulu, however, without the luggage that could not be unloaded from the occurrence aircraft at Midway.
A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration N779UA positioned to Midway as flight UA-2068 and returned the passengers to Honolulu as flight UA-2104 delivering the passengers back to Honolulu about 14 hours after their departure from Honolulu.
The FAA reported there was an electrical smell in the cockpit.
The airline reported: "United flight 201 from Honolulu to Guam diverted to Midway Island Thursday because of a mechanical issue. We sent another aircraft to Midway Island to fly our customers back to Honolulu, where we are accommodating them to their final destinations."
On Jul 14th 2014 the airline reported that a defective equipment cooling fan was identified as source of the problem. The fan was replaced and the aircraft returned to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 11, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-201
Departure
Honolulu, United States
Destination
Guam, United States
Aircraft Registration
N210UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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