United B739 near Denver on May 1st 2018, electrical situation
Last Update: May 2, 2018 / 23:07:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-859
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N53441
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
Airport ICAO Code
KDEN
A passenger reported the aircraft shook violently during the approach, the aircraft was received by emergency services.
At the time a weather front associated with windshear was moving across the aerodrome, by the time the aircraft landed at 13:53L (19:53Z) the thunderstorm cells had just reached the western runways of the aerodrome.
Metars:
KDEN 012053Z 36015G20KT 10SM FEW045 SCT075 BKN120 18/02 A2972 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE SLP014 VIRGA N-NE T01780022 56007=
KDEN 012017Z 04006KT 10SM FEW045 SCT075 BKN120 19/01 A2972 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW-NE T01890011=
KDEN 011953Z 15013G22KT 10SM SCT055 BKN070 BKN220 21/02 A2973 RMK AO2 PK WND 12026/1922 WSHFT 1929 LTG DSNT W-NE SLP012 TS MOV N SHRA VC N T02060017=
KDEN 011949Z 17010G22KT 120V230 10SM VCTS SCT055CB BKN070 BKN220 20/02 A2973 RMK AO2 PK WND 12026/1922 WSHFT 1929 LTG DSNT N AND W OCNL LTGICCC VC N TS VC N MOV NE SHRA VC N=
KDEN 011853Z 14015G21KT 10SM VCTS SCT055 BKN075 BKN200 18/03 A2974 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W SLP019 SHRA DSNT W T01830028=
KDEN 011753Z 12014G20KT 10SM FEW040 SCT060 BKN200 17/04 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP030 T01670039 10167 20078 58021=
KDEN 011653Z 14009G18KT 10SM SCT035 SCT050 SCT200 15/04 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP047 T01500039=
KDEN 011553Z 16004KT 10SM SCT030 SCT045 BKN090 12/04 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP058 T01170044=
KDEN 011453Z 18006KT 10SM SCT018 OVC030 09/04 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP065 T00940044 51004=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-859
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Denver, United States
Aircraft Registration
N53441
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
Airport ICAO Code
KDEN
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