United B763 at Munich on May 30th 2018, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: May 30, 2018 / 18:38:40 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 30, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-31

Departure
Munich, Germany

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N670UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A United Boeing 767-300, registration N670UA performing flight UA-31 from Munich (Germany) to Newark,NJ (USA), was climbing through FL135 when the crew stopped the climb due to the failure of the right hand engine (PW4052). The crew shut the engine down and returned to Munich for a safe landing on runway 26R about 22 minutes after departure.

A passengers reported the engine went "boom", another passenger the engine emitted a loud bang and all lights went out.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 10 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N670UA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
767-322
Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B763
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Engine Manufacturer
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Engine Model
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Engine Type
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Pounds of Thrust
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 30, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-31

Departure
Munich, Germany

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N670UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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