ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236024
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| Date: | 14-MAY-2020 |
| Time: | 13:10 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N26952 |
| C/n / msn: | 36403/263 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 870 km east-northeast of Tokyo/Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) -
 Pacific Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong International Airport/Chek Lap Kok (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong |
| San Francisco International Airport (SFO/KSFO), CA, USA |
A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner of United Airlines, operating flight UAL/UA2862, suffered crack on the left front windshield en route at 870 km east-northeast of Tokyo/Narita International Airport. The crew declared an emergency at 13:10 UTC(22:10 Japan Standard Time), and made a safe landing at Narita beyond the curfew at 15:07 UTC(00:07 JST on 15th May). The flight had no passengers and there were no injuries among four crew.
No radio transmissions have been recovered from LiveATC so far, although on the Narita Emergency/Guard frequency at 13:12:14, the following was heard: "There's an aircraft on, uh, one twenty-one five that is declaring pan-pan. Did Tokyo call back?"
Sources:
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20200515-00000004-asahi-soci
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua2862#247f5db2
Images:
Photo of N26952 courtesy AirHistory.net
Los Angeles - International (KLAX / LAX)
19 November 2015; (c) Danny Grew
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2020 18:01 | isamuel | Added |
| 15-May-2020 09:37 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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