United B763 over Atlantic on Sep 4th 2025, possible fuel leak

Last Update: September 5, 2025 / 11:27:38 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 4, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-331

Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Destination
Washington Dulles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N648UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A United Boeing 767-300, registration N648UA performing flight UA-331 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Washington Dulles,DC (USA) with 96 people on board, was enroute at FL360 over the Atlantic Ocean about 130nm west of Shannon when the crew requested to divert to Shannon subsequently advising, they had a possible fuel leak. The crew subsequently shut the right hand engine (PW4060) down and landed safely on Shannon's runway 24 about 40 minutes after initiating the diversion.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled.

The airline reported the aircraft diverted for an aircraft maintenance inspection.

The passengers were taken to hotels.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Date of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 4, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-331

Departure
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Destination
Washington Dulles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N648UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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