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| Date: | Saturday 8 March 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-222ER |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N787UA |
| MSN: | 26939/43 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Engine model: | P&W PW4090 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | en route SFO-KIX -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
| Osaka-Kansai International Airport (KIX/RJBB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During a flight from San Francisco, California (SFO) to Osaka, Japan (KIX), a passenger's iPad was damaged while returning the seat to the upright position. As a precaution, the iPad was placed into a thermal containment bag for the remainder of the flight. There was no report of damage or injury.
Sources:
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 September 2022 | N787UA | United Airlines | 0 | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) |  |
min |
| Aborted takeoff | ||||||
| 22 September 2022 | N787UA | United Airlines | 0 | off the coast of New Jersey |  |
min |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2025 14:35 | ASN | Added |
| 12-Aug-2025 10:05 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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