United B763 over Atlantic on Oct 12th 2026, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: October 12, 2026 / 15:47:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 1, 1970

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-946

Departure
Washington Dulles, United States

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
N644UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A United Boeing 767-300, registration N644UA performing flight UA-946 from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was enroute at FL370 about 370nm east of St. John's,NL (Canada) when the crew drifted the aircraft down to FL260 due to an engine (PW4060) problem and decided to turn around and divert to St. John's. The crew subsequently declared emergency and continued for a safe landing on St. John's runway 28 about 90 minutes later.

The Aviation Herald received information the aircraft arrived with one engine shut down.

The airline reported the aircraft diverted to St. John's over an engine issue. The passengers were taken to hotels, another aircraft was dispatched to take the passengers to Amsterdam.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 1, 1970

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-946

Departure
Washington Dulles, United States

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
N644UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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