United B739 at Houston on Mar 4th 2024, engine stall

Last Update: March 9, 2024 / 15:25:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 4, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1118

Aircraft Registration
N31412

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900

ICAO Type Designator
B739

A United Boeing 737-900, registration N31412 performing flight UA-1118 from Houston Intercontinental,TX to Fort Myers,FL (USA) with 167 people on board, was climbing through about 12,000 feet out of Houston when the crew stopped the climb after the left hand engine (CFM56) emitted a series of bangs and streaks of flames. The crew advised ATC the engine had encountered an engine stall, but was still kept running. The aircraft landed safely on Houston's runway 27 about 35 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration N30401 reached Fort Myers with a delay of about 3:15 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service after about 25 hours on the ground.

On Mar 9th 2024 the airline reported the engine had ingested some bubble wrap at the aerodrome.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N31412
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
737-924
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B739
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
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Engine Type
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 4, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1118

Aircraft Registration
N31412

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900

ICAO Type Designator
B739

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