United B738 at Newark on Dec 24th 2021, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: December 26, 2021 / 22:01:40 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 24, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-794

Departure
Newark, United States

Destination
San Diego, United States

Aircraft Registration
N78509

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A United Boeing 737-800, registration N78509 performing flight UA-794 from Newark,NJ to San Diego,CA (USA) with 167 people on board, was climbing out of Newark's runway 22R when the crew requested to stop climb at 11,000 feet, they needed to run a checklist. About 10 minutes later the crew declared emergency reporting they had shut an engine (CFM56) down and requested runway 22R for the return to Newark. The aircraft landed safely on Newark's runway 22R about 25 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N26215 reached San Diego with a delay of about 4 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Newark 53 hours after landing back.
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 24, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-794

Departure
Newark, United States

Destination
San Diego, United States

Aircraft Registration
N78509

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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