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| Date: | Thursday 26 September 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-222ER |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N794UA |
| MSN: | 26953/105 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | P&W PW4090 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | FCO-IAD -
 Unknown country
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF) |
| Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a flight from Rome, Italy (FCO) to Dulles, VA (IAD), a personal electronic device was inadvertently stowed in the aircraft oven. The flight attendant removed the device and placed it in water. The device was then placed in a thermal containment bag and the flight continued to its destination. Upon arrival, the thermal containment bag was given to ground personnel.
Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua885#3745b2eb
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 2010 | N794UA | United Airlines | 0 | over Atlantic Ocean |  |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2025 18:26 | ASN | Added |
| 25-Mar-2025 19:45 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Country, Source, ] |
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