United B739 near Newark on Mar 14th 2016, strong odour
Last Update: March 15, 2016 / 18:08:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1704
Departure
Newark, United States
Destination
Austin, United States
Aircraft Registration
N75425
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration N73445 reached Austin with a delay of 3 hours.
The FAA reported the aircraft returned because of concerns over a strong odour on board, the cause is under investigation.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for just under 5 hours, then resumed service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1704
Departure
Newark, United States
Destination
Austin, United States
Aircraft Registration
N75425
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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