ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211646
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 May 2018 |
| Time: | 10:13 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-322ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N670UA |
| MSN: | 29240/763 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near München-Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC/EDDM) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | München-Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC/EDDM) |
| Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
United Airlines flight UA31 returned to land at Franz Josef Strauss Airport, Munich, Germany after suffering a no.2 engine failure after departure.
The aircraft, a Boeing 767-300ER, took off at 10:06 hours local time. The climb was stopped about FL130, six minutes after departure. A passenger reported hearing "a loud bang". The aircraft turned back and landed safely on runway 26R at 10:29 hours.
The aircraft was stopped after exiting the runway with airport fire fighting services attending.
Photos from the scene show foam had been applied to an area near the no.2 engine/right hand main landing gear.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua31#118c80ef
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 April 2022 | N670UA | United Airlines | 0 | about 80nm S of Shannon, Ireland |  |
non |
| Engine failure | ||||||
| 3 August 2022 | N670UA | United Airlines | 0 | 100 kms northwest of Mayo |  |
non |
| Inflight smoke | ||||||
Media:
Engine go boom boom https://t.co/CFF8Lkm41r pic.twitter.com/1q42BAqU5u
— Seth Vargo (@sethvargo) May 30, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2018 12:25 | harro | Added |
| 30-May-2018 12:28 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
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