United A319 near Austin on Sep 18th 2017, engine fire indication
Last Update: September 19, 2017 / 14:02:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 18, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire indication
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-801
Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Destination
Austin, United States
Aircraft Registration
N839UA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The airline reported the engine fire indication was identified to have been false.
On Sep 19th 2017 the FAA reported however, that during taxi to the gate the left hand engine sustained unknown smoke damage.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 18, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Engine fire indication
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-801
Departure
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Destination
Austin, United States
Aircraft Registration
N839UA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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