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| Date: | Friday 10 May 2024 |
| Time: | 11:10 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-824 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N39297 |
| MSN: | 34003/1791 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 49 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Fukuoka Airport (FUK/RJFF) -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Fukuoka Airport (FUK/RJFF), Japan |
| Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (GUM/PGUM), Guam |
United Airlines' flight UAL/UA166 from Fukuoka, Japan to Guam, suffered a problem on flaps just after takeoff from Fukuoka at 11:07 LT, which forced the crew to turn back to Fukuoka where a safe landing was carried out at 11:45 LT. The airplane prceeded to the gate by its own power after landing. No reported injuries.
The runway 16 was closed for four minutes for inspection, and other 11 flughts were affected to be 26 minute of delay in maximum.
Sources:
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20240510/k00/00m/040/123000c
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua166#35255171
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 September 2025 | N39297 | United Airlines | 0 | Osaka-Kansai International Airport (KIX/RJBB) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2024 15:40 | isamuel | Added |
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