United B788 near Seattle on Jun 18th 2013, engine oil filter indication, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: June 21, 2013 / 19:44:31 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 18, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-139

Departure
Denver, United States

Destination
Tokyo Narita, Japan

Aircraft Registration
N26906

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B788

A United Boeing 787-800, registration N26906 performing flight UA-139 from Denver,CO (USA) to Tokyo Narita (Japan), was enroute at FL380 about 350nm northwest of Seattle,WA (USA) when the crew decided to drift the aircraft down to FL230 (average rate of descent 300 fpm), turn around and divert to Seattle due to an engine (GEnx) oil filter indication. The aircraft landed safely on Seattle's runway 16L about 70 minutes later.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled, the passengers are being rebooked onto other flights.

On Jun 21st 2013 the Canadian TSB reported that the crew shut the engine down.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N26906
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B788
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 18, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-139

Departure
Denver, United States

Destination
Tokyo Narita, Japan

Aircraft Registration
N26906

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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