United B763 over Atlantic on Nov 12th 2012, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: November 16, 2012 / 13:57:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 12, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-907
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N661UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The remainder of the flight was cancelled.
A passenger reported they heard loud noise and felt vibrations twice with about 10 minutes in between, the inflight entertainment system as well as the electrical seat control did not function for some period of time. Following the second encounter the descent began, the captain announced a short time later they would divert to Gander. The passengers were rebooked onto flight UA-1758 the following day and reached Chicago with a delay of 22 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 12, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-907
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N661UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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