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| Date: | Saturday 12 October 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-424ER |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N66057 |
| MSN: | 29452/859 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | en route EWR-MAD -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) |
| Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport (MAD/LEMD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During flight UA51 from Newark, NJ (EWR) to Madrid, Spain (MAD), a passenger removed the battery from their portable electronic device after observing it expand. The flight attendant placed the battery in a thermal containment bag. The flight continued to its destination without further incident. Ground personnel took possession of the thermal containment bag upon arrival.
Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightera.net/en/flight_details/United+Airlines/UA51/KEWR/2024-10-12
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 January 2025 | N66057 | United Airlines | 0 | Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) |  |
min |
| Bird strike | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2025 16:47 | ASN | Added |
| 12-Aug-2025 15:16 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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