United B789 near Noumea on Mar 25th 2019, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: March 25, 2019 / 22:59:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 25, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-99

Aircraft Registration
N15969

ICAO Type Designator
B789

A United Boeing 787-9, registration N15969 performing flight UA-99 from Melbourne,VI (Australia) to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 256 people on board, was enroute at FL350 about 190nm northwest of Noumea (New Caledonia) when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and diverted the aircraft to Noumea dumping fuel on the way to Noumea. The aircraft landed safely on Noumea's runway 11 about 35 minutes later.

The airline reported the aircraft and passengers will need to spend the night in Noumea. A replacement aircraft is to position to Noumea to pick up the passengers, the occurrence aircraft will position to Los Angeles without passengers.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N15969
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
787-9
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B789
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
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Engine Type
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 25, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-99

Aircraft Registration
N15969

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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