United B752 near Shannon on Sep 17th 2012, lavatory woes
Last Update: September 19, 2012 / 13:18:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-97
Departure
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N17122
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
The aircraft was able to continue the flight after about 90 minutes on the ground and reached Newark with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Shannon due to lavatory servicing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-97
Departure
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N17122
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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