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| Date: | Friday 23 January 2015 |
| Time: | c. 08:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | United Express, opb Republic Airlines |
| Registration: | N508LX |
| MSN: | 4182 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW150 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Kansas City, MO -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kansas City International Airport, MO (MCI/KMCI) |
| Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A DHC-8-402Q operating flight UA4936 from Kansas City International Airport, MO (MCI) to Denver International Airport, CO (DEN) returned to land at Kansas City Airport with one engine shut down.
The flight departed at 08:09 and climbed to FL200, which was reached at about 08:21. A low oil pressure warning then forced the crew to shut down engine number 1. The flight turned around at 08:24 and landed back at Kansas City at 09:08.
Sources:
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/RPA4936/history/20150123/1350Z/KMCI/KMCI
https://www.flightradar24.com//data/flights/ua4936/#557f469
Media:
Our plane made an emergency turn around and landing when an engine failed today. @41ActionNews @united pic.twitter.com/ay6qRhVe0y
— Dr. Ashley Overy (@AshleyOvery) January 23, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2015 19:07 | harro | Added |
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