United B789 near Newark on Aug 20th 2025, smoke in cabin compartment

Last Update: August 24, 2025 / 20:39:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 20, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1122

Departure
Newark, United States

Destination
Cape Town, South Africa

Aircraft Registration
N27965

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B789

A United Boeing 787-9, registration N27965 performing flight UA-1122 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Cape Town (South Africa) with 253 people on board, was climbing through about FL325 out of Newark when the crew reported smoke of unknown origin in one of the cabin compartments and decided to return to Newark. The crew advised they needed to dump fuel on the way back. The aircraft landed safely on runway 04R about 30 minutes after stopping the climb, vacated the runway and stopped clear of the runway for about 5 minutes for an inspection by emergency services before continuing to the apron.

The aircraft returned to service about 50 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N27965
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 20, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1122

Departure
Newark, United States

Destination
Cape Town, South Africa

Aircraft Registration
N27965

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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