ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 209729
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| Date: | Sunday 22 April 2018 |
| Time: | c. 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N29971 |
| MSN: | 60147/642 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 259 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | 46 km northeast of Sendai (SDJ/RJSS) -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX) |
| Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG/ZSPD), China | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
United Airlines' flight UAL/UA198 from Los Angeles to Shanghai Pudong suffered a hydraulic issue on No.1 engine (GEnx) while cruising at FL390 over Pacific ocean 46 km northeast of Sendai, Japan. The airplane diverted to Tokyo/Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA), Japan, and made a safe landing on runway 16R at 16:30 LT. There were no personal injuries among 259 occupants. Eighteen other commercial flights suffered delays for 29 minutes maximum due to closure of the runway.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180422-00000059-jij-soci]
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua198#111ea207
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2018 10:27 | isamuel | Added |
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