United B752 near Dublin on Aug 21st 2016, smoke in cabin
Last Update: August 23, 2016 / 20:30:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 21, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-153
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
Chicago, United States
Aircraft Registration
N33132
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
The flight was cancelled.
A passenger reported there was an electrical burning smell originating from one of the aft lavatories. The passenger overheard cabin crew discussing a relay in that lavatory was sparking/short-circuiting.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Dublin 27.5 hours, then departed and reached Chicago as flight UA-2119.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 21, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cabin
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-153
Departure
Dublin, Ireland
Destination
Chicago, United States
Aircraft Registration
N33132
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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