United B753 near El Paso on Dec 25th 2015, "little engine problem"

Last Update: December 26, 2015 / 14:17:22 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 25, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-717

Aircraft Registration
N57857

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-300

ICAO Type Designator
B753

A United Boeing 757-300, registration N57857 performing flight UA-717 from Boston,MA to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute at FL340 about 300nm northeast of El Paso,TX (USA) when the crew descended the aircraft to FL280 and subsequently decided to divert to El Paso reported a little engine (RB211) problem. The crew subsequently advised that the engine problem was solved, however, they continued to El Paso as a precaution. The aircraft landed safely on El Paso's runway 22 about one hour after leaving FL340.

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
Registration mark
N57857
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
757-324
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B753
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
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Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 25, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-717

Aircraft Registration
N57857

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-300

ICAO Type Designator
B753

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