United B763 near London on Aug 27th 2012, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: August 29, 2012 / 21:26:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 27, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-959
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N642UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The flight was subsequently cancelled.
The airline reported an engine surged.
A passenger reported the captain announced the right hand engine had shown abnormal indications, began vibrating and subsequently losing oil quantity requiring them to shut the engine down and making the return necessary. They were landing heavy and at high speed, brakes were hot requiring emergency services to monitor and cool the brakes, the engines were shut down and they anticipated to remain at their position off the runway for about one hour.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 27, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-959
Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N642UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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