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| Date: | Tuesday 16 January 1990 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-222 |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N601UA |
| MSN: | 21862/2 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 87 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | near New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
While near JFK the aircraft experienced a fire involving 2 coffee machines in the galley.
Sources:
FAA ASIAS Summary 1990
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11328395 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 January 1993 | N601UA | United Airlines | 0 | Denver, CO | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2025 19:04 | Justanormalperson | Added |
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