United B763 near Geneva on May 30th 2018, engine vibrations

Last Update: June 13, 2018 / 14:03:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 30, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-974

Aircraft Registration
N671UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A United Boeing 767-300, registration N671UA performing flight UA-974 (dep May 29th) from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to Geneva (Switzerland) with 113 people on board, was descending towards Geneva when the right hand engine (PW4052) began to vibrate. The crew reduce the engine thrust and continued to Geneva for a safe landing on runway 23 about 20 minutes later.

Switzerland's SUST reported on Jun 13th 2018, that the occurrence was rated a serious incident, an investigation has been opened.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N671UA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
767-322
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B763
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 30, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-974

Aircraft Registration
N671UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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