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| Date: | Saturday 16 December 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-322ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N663UA |
| MSN: | 27160/514 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | BCN-EWR - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN/LEBL) |
| KEWR | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On flight 121 from BCN (Barcelona, Spain) to EWR (Newark, NJ) a passenger’s iPhone fell into his seat and was subsequently crushed when the seat was electronically reclined. The phone caught fire and was then retrieved and placed in a containment bag. The
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| 22 July 2019 | N663UA | United Airlines | 0 | 200 nm N of San Juan, Puerto Rico |  |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
| 19 May 2024 | N663UA | United Airlines | 0 | West of Shannon, Ireland |  |
non |
| Laptop Lithium battery thermal event | ||||||
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