United B752 near Newark on Aug 19th 2012, unusual odour on board
Last Update: August 20, 2012 / 14:53:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 19, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Departure
Newark, United States
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
N553UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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
Departure
Newark, United States
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
N553UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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