United B772 near Santiago de Chile on Dec 25th 2016, electrical problems

Last Update: December 26, 2016 / 23:26:15 GMT/Zulu time

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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 United Boeing 777-200, registration N79011 performing flight UA-818 from Buenos Aires,BA (Argentina) to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA), was enroute at FL320 about 160nm northnortheast of Santiago (Chile) when the crew initiated a descent to FL160 and diverted to Santiago for a safe landing about one hour later.

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
Registration mark
N79011
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B772
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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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