United B752 near Goose Bay on May 3rd 2012, smoke in cabin
Last Update: May 11, 2012 / 23:04:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 3, 2012
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-114
Departure
Newark, United States
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
N18112
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
The Canadian TSB reported maintenance identified the electrical seat power control unit of seats 1A/B as source of the smoke. The control unit was de-activated and the aircraft continued to London, where the aircraft landed with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 3, 2012
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-114
Departure
Newark, United States
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
N18112
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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