ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145504
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 08-MAY-2012 |
| Time: | N/K |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-23N (WL) |
| Operator: | US Airways |
| Registration: | N205UW |
| C/n / msn: | 30887/946 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Mid Atlantic -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) |
| Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) |
The crew of US Airways flight 725 from Dublin (DUB), Ireland to Charlotte (CLT) shut down the right hand engine 3 hours into the flight.
The aircraft diverted to Gander International Airport, NF (YQX), Canada and landed safely at 14:14 UTC. Fault not known, but flight was delayed by 1 hour 15 mins prior to scheduled departure from Dublin.
Update. Crew stated to pax that the right engine was stuck on full throttle and couldn't be throttled back, hence the decision to shut down.
Flight continued after a significant delay with pax transferred to a replacement Airbus 319
Sources:
Text Message from Fiancee on the flight
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE725/history/20120508/0830Z/EIDW/CYQX
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2012 12:15 | Dennis707172 | Added |
| 08-May-2012 12:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2012 00:53 | Dennis707172 | Updated [Narrative] |
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