United B739 at San Francisco on Dec 7th 2024, engine problem

Last Update: December 10, 2024 / 20:51:59 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 7, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine problem

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1898

Departure
San Francisco, United States

Destination
Denver, United States

Aircraft Registration
N37420

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900

ICAO Type Designator
B739

A United Boeing 737-900, registration N37420 performing flight UA-1898 from San Francisco,CA to Denver,CO (USA) with 187 people on board, was climbing out of San Francisco's runway 01L when the crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet reporting a surge of the left hand engine (CFM56) and decided to return to San Francisco. The aircraft landed on runway 28R about 10 minutes after departure, tower reported seeing the left hand engine on fire, emergency services responded, shortly afterwards tower reported the engine appeared normal again. The crew shut the left engine down.

The FAA reported: "United Airlines Flight 1898 safely returned to San Francisco International Airport around 1:30 p.m. local time on Saturday, Dec. 7, after the crew reported a possible engine issue. The Boeing 737-900 was headed to Denver International Airport. The FAA will investigate."

A replacement Airbus A321-200N registration N14512 reached Denver with a delay of about 8 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in San Francisco about 72 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 7, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine problem

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1898

Departure
San Francisco, United States

Destination
Denver, United States

Aircraft Registration
N37420

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900

ICAO Type Designator
B739

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