ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231824
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| Date: | 29-DEC-2019 |
| Time: | c. 16:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-924 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N30401 |
| C/n / msn: | 30118/820 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Houston, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN) |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
United Airlines flight UA1712 diverted to Houston, Texas, USA, after suffering engine problems en route.
The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, departed Cancún, Mexico, at 14:33 UTC with a 13:30h delay. The aircraft was en route when it initiated an en route climb from FL340 to FL360 at 16:29 UTC.
A passenger reported on Twitter that the no.1 engine (CFM56-7B26) suffered a failure. The flight crew turned back and initiated a descent towards Houston, where a safe landing was made at 17:08 UTC.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n30401#23590b37
Thanks @united ! First our flight UA1712 from Cancun was 14 hours delayed and then when we took off, the plane's left engine exploded and we made a very rough emergency landing in Houston, TX. Thank you pilots but, get you act together @united !
— Chris Kennedy (@chrisdken) December 29, 2019
Images:
Photo of N30401 courtesy AirHistory.net
Las Vegas - McCarran International (KLAS / LAS)
30 March 2011; (c) Danny Grew
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2019 18:19 | harro | Added |
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