United B738 over Pacific on Jan 1st 2015, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: January 2, 2015 / 21:24:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 1, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-183

Departure
Guam, Guam

Destination
Manila, Philippines

Aircraft Registration
N14235

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A United Boeing 737-800, registration N14235 performing flight UA-183 from Guam (Guam) to Manila (Philippines) with 146 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL360 over the Pacific Ocean about 70 minutes into the flight when the right hand engine (CFM56) needed to be shut down. The aircraft drifted down to FL220, turned around and returned to Guam for a safe landing about 150 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N14249 reached Manila as flight UA-2050 with a delay of 6.5 hours.

The airline confirmed engine issues.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
United States
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 1, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-183

Departure
Guam, Guam

Destination
Manila, Philippines

Aircraft Registration
N14235

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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