United B763 at Athens on Jun 20th 2016, slat asymmetry

Last Update: June 20, 2016 / 23:32:58 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 20, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-2088

Aircraft Registration
N677UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A United Boeing 767-300, registration N677UA performing flight UA-2088 from Athens (Greece) to Newark,NJ (USA), was climbing out of Athens' runway 03R when the crew stopped the climb at FL080 again reporting a leading edge slat asymmetry. The crew requested police and emergency doctors on standby due to seriously upset and unruly passengers. The aircraft dumped fuel and returned to Athens for a safe landing on runway 03R at a higher than normal speed (180 knots over ground) about 50 minutes after departure.

The aircraft had already returned to Athens for the same problem the previous day, see Incident: United B763 at Athens on Jun 19th 2016, slat asymmetry.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Athens about 12 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N677UA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
767-322
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B763
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 20, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-2088

Aircraft Registration
N677UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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