United B763 near Shannon on Apr 7th 2022, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: April 7, 2022 / 09:15:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 7, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-52

Departure
Washington Dulles, United States

Destination
Zurich, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
N670UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A United Boeing 767-300, registration N670UA performing flight UA-52 from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to Zurich (Switzerland) with 116 passengers and 10 crew, was enroute at FL360 about 80nm south of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew reported they had shut down the left hand engine (PW4060) and decided to divert to Shannon. The aircraft landed safely on Shannon's runway 24 about 25 minutes later. The aircraft vacated the runway and was taxiing towards the apron when emergency services reported the left hand landing gear had caught fire, the aircraft stopped while fire fighters extinguished the fire. The aircraft was subsequently towed to the terminal where the passengers disembarked.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N670UA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 7, 2022

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-52

Departure
Washington Dulles, United States

Destination
Zurich, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
N670UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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