United B763 near Chicago on Jul 26th 2023, uncontained heat and smoke on the flight deck
Last Update: July 27, 2023 / 20:09:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 26, 2023
Classification
Incident
Flight number
UA-3
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
N666UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N657UA reached Zurich with a delay of about 6.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft had dropped an evacuation slide on approach to Chicago 9 days ago, see Incident: United B763 at Chicago on Jul 17th 2023, dropped evacuation slide in flight and is currently still on the ground in Chicago about 21 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 26, 2023
Classification
Incident
Flight number
UA-3
Departure
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
N666UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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