US Airways B752 over Atlantic on May 8th 2012, engine with its own mind

Last Update: May 10, 2012 / 20:32:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 8, 2012

Airline
US Airways

Flight number
US-725

Aircraft Registration
N205UW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

A US Airways Boeing 757-200, registration N205UW performing flight US-725 from Dublin (Ireland) to Charlotte,NC (USA), was enroute at FL360 over the Atlantic Ocean when the right hand engine (RB211) uncommandedly increased thrust, N1 reached 111% together with all other engine parameters exceeding their operating limits. The crew moved the right hand throttle lever into the idle position, the engine however did not respond. The crew declared emergency, shut the engine down, drifted down to FL270 and diverted to Gander,NL (Canada) for a safe landing on runway 03 about 90 minutes later.

A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration N717UW reached Charlotte with a delay of 6:45 hours.

The Canadian TSB reported maintenance replaced the fuel flow governor, carried out the necessary service checks and returned the aircraft to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 8, 2012

Airline
US Airways

Flight number
US-725

Aircraft Registration
N205UW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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