ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229781
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| Date: | Sunday 6 October 2019 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N35953 |
| MSN: | 36404/269 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 210 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Wabush, NL -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
| Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Boeing 787-9 aircraft operated by United Airlines, was conducting flight UA968 from San Francisco Intl (KSFO), CA to Amsterdam/Schiphol (EHAM), Netherlands. During cruise flight near Wabush (CYWK), Canada at FL390, the crew was alerted to decreasing cabin altitude and noted that the right DC electrical bus had failed along with the right air conditioning pack. The left pack subsequently failed, and the crew declared an emergency, descended, and coordinated with ATS to divert to Bangor Intl (KBGR), ME.
Sources:
https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/254306249/nachtmerrie-in-dreamliner-cabinedruk-valt-weg
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua968#2260f811
TSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2019 12:21 | ron_wyler | Added |
| 02-Nov-2019 18:06 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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