United B763 at Newark on Oct 17th 2016, rejected takeoff due to open cargo door indication
Last Update: October 21, 2016 / 20:03:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 17, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-934
Departure
Newark, United States
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
N657UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The aircraft departed about 2 hours later and reached London with a delay of just under two hours.
A passenger reported the captain announced on the PA that a cargo door light had illuminated prompting the reject. Following maintenance and refueling the aircraft departed about two hours later.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 17, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Rejected takeoff
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-934
Departure
Newark, United States
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
N657UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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