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| Date: | Sunday 29 September 2019 |
| Time: | c. 14:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-824 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N27239 |
| MSN: | 28951/391 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 196 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) |
| Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO/KMCO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
United flight UA293 to Orlando returned to land at Denver after a cowling on the no.1 engine became loose in-flight. No injuries reported.
Sources:
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/ucagin-motor-paneli-koptu/
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/raw-video-engine-damage-forces-united-flight-to-return-to-denver
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/09/29/exposed-engine-united-airlines-denver/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua293#2249c631
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 March 2010 | N27239 | Continental Airlines | 0 | Worton, Maryland | |
non |
| Near miss | ||||||
| 7 September 2024 | N27239 | United Airlines | 0 | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) | |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
Location
Media:
Exposed Engine Forces United Airlines Flight To Return To Denver International Airport:https://t.co/ZgHUS6Y0as#Aviation #Airline #Aircraft #Engine pic.twitter.com/53YS0tGH2R
— SpeedBird (@SpeedBird_NCL) September 30, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2019 15:31 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 30-Sep-2019 16:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 30-Sep-2019 16:08 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2019 17:40 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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