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| Date: | Wednesday 30 July 2025 |
| Time: | c. 11:50 UTC |
| 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 |
| Location: | near London -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
United Airlines flight UA949, a Boeing 777-200ER, experienced smoke in the cabin after departure from London-Heathrow Airport (LHR).
The flight returned and landed safely back at LHR, 27 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-united-airlines-plane-makes-35644895
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua949#3b7e11c7
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 2018 | N229UA | United Airlines | 0 | Tokyo/Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) |  |
min |
| 14 March 2024 | N229UA | United Airlines | 0 | SFO-MUC |  |
non |
| Phone Lithium battery thermal event | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2025 12:57 | ASN | Added |
| 30-Jul-2025 12:58 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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