United B764 near Shannon on Jan 20th 2017, captain incapacitated
Last Update: January 20, 2017 / 21:16:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 20, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Captain incapacitated
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-946
Departure
Washington Dulles, United States
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
N59053
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-400
ICAO Type Designator
B764
The airline confirmed a medical emergency on board of the aircraft.
United cancelled the flight UA-24 from Shannon to Newark,NJ (USA), Boeing 757-200 registration N12116, indicating operational difficulties.
A replacement captain, suggested to be originally assigned to UA-24, boarded UA-946, the aircraft was able to depart for Amsterdam after 3 hours on the ground and reached Amsterdam with a delay of 3:15 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 20, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Captain incapacitated
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-946
Departure
Washington Dulles, United States
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
N59053
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-400
ICAO Type Designator
B764
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