United A320 at Fort Myers on Oct 10th 2018, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: October 11, 2018 / 20:14:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 10, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-2397
Departure
Fort Myers, United States
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N443UA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto later flights.
A passenger reported the left hand engine blew, it sounded like a gunshot. Another passenger called it an engine explosion.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 10, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-2397
Departure
Fort Myers, United States
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N443UA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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