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| Date: | Tuesday 16 November 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-224 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N13138 |
| MSN: | 30351/903 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
United Airlines flight UA477, a Boeing 757-224, suffered an APU fire while at the gate at Boston-Logan International Airport, MA. ARFF services quickly extinguished the fire. There were no passengers or crew members on board at the time of the incident.
The planned flight to San Francisco was cancelled.
Sources:
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/fire-reported-on-united-airlines-plane-at-logan-airport/2567831/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua477
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 February 2023 | N13138 | United Airlines | 0 | near Lake Butler, FL | |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
| 25 February 2024 | N13138 | United Airlines | 0 | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) | |
sub |
Location
Media:
No injuries and United Airlines says passengers being rebooked on flights to San Fran after flames broke out in tail of aircraft this AM at the gate..no one was on board at the time #7News pic.twitter.com/myDHE052u8
— Steve Cooper (@scooperon7) November 16, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2021 19:07 | harro | Added |
| 16-Nov-2021 19:10 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
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