United B772 at Sao Paulo on Sep 19th 2015, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: September 20, 2015 / 19:52:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 19, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-844

Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N787UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

A United Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N787UA performing flight UA-844 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was climbing out of Sao Paulo when the crew stopped the climb at about FL210 reporting the failure of an engine (PW4090), shut the engine down, dumped fuel at FL080 and returned to Sao Paulo for a safe landing on runway about one hour after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Sao Paulo 16 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N787UA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B772
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Manufacturer
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Engine Model
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 19, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-844

Departure
Sao Paulo Guarulhos, Brazil

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N787UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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