United B772 near Las Vegas on Sep 26th 2016, smell of smoke in cockpit

Last Update: September 26, 2016 / 23:00:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 26, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1469

Departure
Los Angeles, United States

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N771UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

A United Boeing 777-200, registration N771UA performing flight UA-1469 from Los Angeles,CA to Newark,NJ (USA) with 269 people on board, was enroute at FL370 exactly overhead Las Vegas' McCarran Airport,NV (USA) when the crew reported the smell of smoke in the cockpit and decided to divert to Las Vegas. The aircraft landed safely on runway 25L about 25 minutes later. Emergency services checked the aircraft detecting no trace of fire, heat or smoke, the aircraft taxied to the apron.

The airline reported the smell of smoke on board of the aircraft, the aircraft is currently being examined and estimated to continue the flight later the day.

The flight is still on the ground about 6 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
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Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 26, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1469

Departure
Los Angeles, United States

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N771UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200

ICAO Type Designator
B772

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