United B772 near Santiago de Chile on Dec 25th 2016, electrical problems
Last Update: December 26, 2016 / 23:26:15 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Electrical problems
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-818
Departure
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Aircraft Registration
N79011
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
A passenger reported the aircraft encountered 45 minutes of continuous moderate turbulence, when the inflight entertainment system went offline. The crew announced an electrical failure, they were diverting to Santiago de Chile. Following landing the passengers were kept on board for about an hour, then the crew announced that the aircraft could not continue. The passengers disembarked and were taken to hotels.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 16.5 hours, then was able to continue the flight as UA-818A and is estimated to reach Houston with a delay of 19.5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 25, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Electrical problems
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-818
Departure
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Destination
Houston Intercontinental, United States
Aircraft Registration
N79011
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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