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| Date: | Tuesday 29 August 2017 |
| Time: | 12:14 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-424ER |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N68061 |
| MSN: | 29456/868 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | nr Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Zürich-Kloten Airport (ZRH/LSZH) |
| Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD) | |
| Investigating agency: | STSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
United Airlines flight UA53 returned to land at Zürich-Kloten Airport, Switzerland after the cabin failed to pressurize during climbout. After reaching an altitude of about 19000 feet after takeoff, the flight crew initiated a descent to FL100. Two holding patterns were flown to burn fuel and the aircraft landed at 12:10 UTC, two hours after takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n68061#e961fe0
https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/N68061.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 August 2017 | N68061 | United Airlines | Audincourt |  |
unk |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2017 17:32 | harro | Added |
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