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| Date: | Tuesday 20 December 2022 |
| Time: | 10:47 |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-322ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N648UA |
| MSN: | 25285/443 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) -
 Hong Kong
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |
| Guam-A.B. Won Pat International Airport (GUM/PGUM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
United Airlines flight UA2831, a Boeing 767-322ER, suffered a no.2 engine surge during takeoff from runway 07R at Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH).
The aircraft entered a holding pattern to the soutwest of the airport while the crew declared an emergency.
A safe landing was made at 10:38 local time.
Sources:
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/198378/Hong-Kong-flight-to-Guam-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-fire
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua2831#2e987f07
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 January 1994 | N648UA | United Airlines | 0 | Miami, FL |  |
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#UA2831, a #UnitedAirlines plane from #HongKong to #Guam, made an emergency landing at Hong Kong's airport on Tuesday, with fire and ambulance teams on full alert. pic.twitter.com/WG1VNzWIOj
— Ifeng News (@IFENG__official) December 20, 2022
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