United B763 at London on Mar 26th 2025, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: March 26, 2025 / 17:53:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 26, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-147

Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N665UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A United Boeing 767-300, registration N665UA performing flight UA-147 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Newark,NJ (USA) with 70 passengers and 11 crew, was climbing through FL180 out of Heathrow's runway 27R when the crew stopped the climb and descended to FL180 initially. The crew decided to return to Heathrow advising the left hand engine (PW4060) had failed and was shut down. The aircraft landed safely back on Heathrow's runway 27R about 55 minutes after departure.

The airline reported a mechanical issue.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N665UA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B763
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 26, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-147

Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N665UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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