United B763 at Amsterdam on Jan 30th 2026, generator failure

Last Update: February 2, 2026 / 16:29:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 30, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Generator failure

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-908

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N675UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A United Boeing 767-300, registration N675UA performing flight UA-908 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was climbing out of Amsterdam's runway 18C when the crew stopped the climb at FL130 reporting a generator (engine PW4060) issue. The crew subsequently advised they needed to return to Amsterdam, a generator had dropped offline. The aircraft landed safely back on Amsterdam's runway 18R about 45 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Amsterdam on Feb 2nd 2026.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N675UA
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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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 30, 2026

Classification
Incident

Cause
Generator failure

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-908

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N675UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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