Serious incident Boeing 747-422 N120UA ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174117
 
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Date:Wednesday 22 October 2014
Time:09:58
Type:Silhouette image of generic B744 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 747-422
Owner/operator:United Airlines
Registration: N120UA
MSN: 29166/1209
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 307
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Serious incident
Location:Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) -   Germany
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD)
Destination airport:Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF)
Investigating agency: BFU
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A Boeing 747-422 operating United Airlines flight UA907 took off from Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) on October 21, 2014 at 17:57 local time. The first officer was was pilot flying (PF) on the flight to Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) , Germany.
The pilot carried out an ILS approach to runway 25L. During the flare there was a gust of wind. The first officer corrected the attitude with the ailerons.
In the cockpit, no disturbances such as unusual noises or vibration were noticed. After parking it appeared that there was damage to the underside of the cowl of the engine number four.
The flight data recorder (FDR) recorded two seconds after touchdown a bank angle of 5.5 ° to the right.

The aircraft was ferried back to the U.S. as UA2192 on October 24.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: BFU
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 10 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

BFU

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
27 June 2007 N120UA United Airlines 0 Oceanic, non

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2015 14:05 harro Added
25-Feb-2015 14:11 harro Updated [Narrative]

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