United B772 over Pacific on Apr 18th 2025, fuel leak

Last Update: April 19, 2025 / 18:01:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 18, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Fuel leak

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-130

Departure
Tokyo Haneda, Japan

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N791UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

A United Boeing 777-200, registration N791UA performing flight UA-130 from Tokyo Haneda (Japan) to Newark,NJ (USA) with 290 people on board, was enroute at FL350 over the Pacific Ocean about 410nm south of Anchorage when the crew detected a fuel leak at the right hand side and decided to divert to Anchorage. The aircraft landed safely on Anchorage's runway 15, after landing shut the right hand engine (PW4090) down and taxied to the apron.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Anchorage about 24 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N791UA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 18, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Fuel leak

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-130

Departure
Tokyo Haneda, Japan

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N791UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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