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| Date: | Thursday 14 March 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-222ER |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N229UA |
| MSN: | 30557/388 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | P&W PW4090 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | SFO-MUC -
 Unknown country
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
| München-Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC/EDDM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a flight from San Francisco, CA (SFO) to Munich, Germany (MUC), a passenger's cellular phone fell below the seat and began to emit smoke. A flight attendant placed the cellular phone in a thermal containment bag, and the flight continued to its destination without further incident.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua194#345de992
Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua194#345de992
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 2018 | N229UA | United Airlines | 0 | Tokyo/Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) |  |
min |
| 30 July 2025 | N229UA | United Airlines | 0 | near London |  |
non |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2025 18:26 | ASN | Added |
| 25-Mar-2025 20:06 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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