United B744 at Shanghai on Feb 14th 2016, odour in cabin
Last Update: February 15, 2016 / 00:29:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-858
Departure
Shanghai Pudong, China
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
N122UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground 17 hours after landig.
Passengers described there was stink on board of the aircraft.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-858
Departure
Shanghai Pudong, China
Destination
San Francisco, United States
Aircraft Registration
N122UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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