United B38M at New York on Oct 2nd 2021, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: October 5, 2021 / 13:38:28 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 2, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-2631

Departure
New York La Guardia, United States

Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Aircraft Registration
N27252

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

A United Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N27252 performing flight UA-2631 from New York La Guardia,NY to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA), was climbing out of La Guardia's runway 31 when just at the time of being handed off to departure the crew declared emergency reporting the failure of the left hand engine (LEAP). The crew requested to divert to Newark,NJ (USA), stopped the climb at about 4500 feet and diverted to Newark for a safe landing on runway 22L about 15 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N26208 reached Houston with a delay of about 3 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Newark about 65 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N27252
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B38M
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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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 2, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-2631

Departure
New York La Guardia, United States

Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Aircraft Registration
N27252

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

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