United B763 near San Jose on Nov 25th 2016, electrical problems
Last Update: November 25, 2016 / 23:01:12 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Electrical problems
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-846
Departure
Santiago, Chile
Destination
Houston, United States
Aircraft Registration
N657UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
A passenger reported there was smell of smoke, the crew subsequently announced they were diverting to San Jose due to an electrical problem. The aircraft vibrated during the descent. The (electric) seats could not be returned to their upright positions, flight attendants needed to manually return those seats to their upright position.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in San Jose about 13 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Electrical problems
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-846
Departure
Santiago, Chile
Destination
Houston, United States
Aircraft Registration
N657UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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