United B753 near El Paso on Dec 25th 2015, "little engine problem"
Last Update: December 26, 2015 / 14:17:22 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 25, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-717
Departure
Boston, United States
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N57857
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-300
ICAO Type Designator
B753
A replacement Boeing 757-300 registration N78866 reached Los Angeles with a delay of 7:20 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in El Paso about 10 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 25, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-717
Departure
Boston, United States
Destination
Los Angeles, United States
Aircraft Registration
N57857
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-300
ICAO Type Designator
B753
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