United B738 at Houston on May 7th 2020, engine failure

Last Update: May 8, 2020 / 21:01:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 7, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine failure

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1060

Departure
Houston, United States

Destination
Mexico City, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
N87513

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A United Boeing 737-800, registration N87513 performing flight UA-1060 from Houston,TX (USA) to Mexico City (Mexico) with 120 people on board, was climbing out of Intercontinental Airport's runway 15L when the crew stopped the climb at about 10,000 feet due to the failure of the right hand engine (CFM56). While positioning for a return the crew attempted to restart the engine. The aircraft returned to Intercontinental Airport for a safe landing on runway 09 about 30 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N87512 reached Mexico City with a delay of 4 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service after about 8.5 hours on the ground.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N87513
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
737-824
Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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 7, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine failure

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1060

Departure
Houston, United States

Destination
Mexico City, Mexico

Aircraft Registration
N87513

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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