United B763 near Nashville on May 7th 2016,electrical burning odour in cabin

Last Update: May 30, 2016 / 22:43:14 GMT/Zulu time

Bookmark this article
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 7, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-879

Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Aircraft Registration
N653UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A United Boeing 767-300, registration N653UA performing flight UA-879 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA) with 106 people on board, was enroute at FL380 about 40nm northwest of Nashville,TN (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Nashville reporting an electrical burning odour in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely on Nashville's runway 31 about 20 minutes later, vacated the runway and stopped on the adjacent taxiway requesting emergency services to check the aircraft with infrared devices for any hot spot in the cabin.

A passenger reported the electrical odour was first noticed in the back of the cabin when the aircraft was about to leave Canadian Airspace and enter US Airspace. The passengers were asked to check their belongings for any hot electronic devices. The search, lasting for about one hour, was without success and could not identify the source of the smell, therefore the crew decided to divert to Nashville. The crew subsequently ran of crew duty time. A replacement Boeing 737 was dispatched to Nashville to pick the passengers up. About 2-3 hours into the wait at Nashville the captain announced that the cause of the odour had been found, a burnt fan motor in the aircraft's air conditioning system.

A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration N77430 was dispatched to Nashville, resumed the flight as UA-2056 and reached Houston with a total delay of 8 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N653UA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
HfpfenbmcAdee Subscribe to unlock
Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
767-322
Number of Seats
GlA Subscribe to unlock
ICAO Aircraft Type
B763
Year of Manufacture
H ke Subscribe to unlock
Serial Number
Q fAh Subscribe to unlock
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
NAchnp Subscribe to unlock
Engine Count
N Subscribe to unlock
Engine Manufacturer
Pclqlqi Subscribe to unlock
Engine Model
FmikfmgqAb Subscribe to unlock
Engine Type
Efmkfqf c Subscribe to unlock
Pounds of Thrust
Pbpbk Subscribe to unlock
Main Owner
Ijcgcffbpdqhmhqnh jpngpbfpefhnpe lknjpflejmlmAcmjfpphbleqbc eeeeljbd AjekdlcpbkAhf hbjgqAbciq gbpeckgq Subscribe to unlock
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 7, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-879

Departure
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States

Aircraft Registration
N653UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

This article is published under license from Avherald.com. © of text by Avherald.com.
Article source

You can read 2 more free articles without a subscription.

Subscribe now and continue reading without any limits!

Subscribe now
Are you a subscriber? Login
Subscribe

Read unlimited articles and receive our daily update briefing. Gain better insights into what is happening in commercial aviation safety.

Compare our plans

Send tip

Support AeroInside by sending a small tip amount.

Send tip

Related articles

Newest articles

Subscribe today

Are you researching aviation incidents? Get access to AeroInside Insights, unlimited read access and receive the daily newsletter.

Pick your plan and subscribe

Partner

Blockaviation logo

A new way to document and demonstrate airworthiness compliance and aircraft value. Find out more.

ELITE Logo

ELITE Simulation Solutions is a leading global provider of Flight Simulation Training Devices, IFR training software as well as flight controls and related services. Find out more.

Blue Altitude Logo

Your regulation partner, specialists in aviation safety and compliance; providing training, auditing, and consultancy services. Find out more.

AeroInside Blog
Popular aircraft
Airbus A320
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800 MAX
Popular airlines
American Airlines
United
Delta
Air Canada
Lufthansa
British Airways