United B752 near Newark on Aug 19th 2012, unusual odour on board

Last Update: August 20, 2012 / 14:53:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 19, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Aircraft Registration
N553UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

A United Boeing 757-200, flight UA-409 from Newark,NJ to Seattle,WA (USA), was climbing through 14,000 feet out of Newark when the crew decided to return to Newark reporting smoke in the cockpit. During descent back to Newark the crew reported the smoke appeared to be going down and indicated they would be able to vacate the runway. The aircraft landed safely on Newark's runway 04L about 20 minutes after departure and vacated the runway.

The airline said the aircraft returned to Newark due to an unusual odour aboard which was later linked to the air conditioning system.

A replacement Boeing 757-200 registration N553UA reached Seattle with a delay of 4:15 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 19, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Aircraft Registration
N553UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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