United B763 near Newark on Jan 22nd 2026, laptop fell through gap into cargo hold

Last Update: January 25, 2026 / 18:02:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 22, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-748

Departure
Washington Dulles, United States

Destination
Geneva, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
N668UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A United Boeing 767-300, registration N668UA performing flight UA-748 from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to Geneva (Switzerland), was enroute at FL330 about 60nm east of Portland,ME (USA) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Newark,NJ (USA) after a passenger's laptop had fallen into a gap at the cabin side wall and gone through a gap into the cargo hold. The aircraft landed safely in Newark about 85 minutes later.

The laptop was retrieved with its LiOn battery undamaged, the aircraft was able to depart again after about 3 hours on the ground and reached Geneva with a delay of about 4.5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 22, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-748

Departure
Washington Dulles, United States

Destination
Geneva, Switzerland

Aircraft Registration
N668UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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