United B788 over Ivory Coast on Jan 24th 2025, sudden loss of altitude causes 38 injuries

Last Update: January 27, 2025 / 22:36:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 24, 2025

Classification
Accident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-613

Aircraft Registration
N27903

ICAO Type Designator
B788

A United Boeing 787-8, registration N27903 performing flight UA-613 from Lagos (Nigeria) to Washington Dulles,DC (USA) with 245 passengers and 11 crew, was enroute at FL360 over Ivory Coast about 170nm northwest of Abidjan (Ivory Coast) when the aircraft deviated from its assigned flight level twice by about -150/-175 feet. The aircraft subsequently turned around and returned to Lagos where the aircraft landed without further incident about 100 minutes later. Emergency services treated a total of 38 passengers and crew for injuries, 6 of the injured were taken to hospitals.

Passengers reported while meal service was in progress the aircraft dropped sharply three times, one passenger knocked his head against the ceiling and became unconscious for some time.

The airline reported the aircraft turned back to Lagos to address a technical issue. First responders met the passengers and crew to address reports of minor injuries of several passengers and crew. The airline later added, that 4 cabin crew and 2 passengers received serious injuries.

Nigeria's Federal Airport Authority FAAN reported a total of 38 people were injured, 6 of them needed to be taken to hospitals.

On Jan 27th 2025 the NTSB reported Ivory Coast's AIB has delegated the investigation of this accident to the NTSB, the NTSB is investigation and is going to release a preliminary report within 30 days. The NTSB characterized the occurrence as "sudden aircraft movement leading to injuries of passengers and cabin crew".

The aircraft is still on the ground in Lagos about 31 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
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B788
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 24, 2025

Classification
Accident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-613

Aircraft Registration
N27903

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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