ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348863
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| Date: | Thursday 14 December 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-924ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | N62892 |
| MSN: | 42195/5620 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 199 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Wichita-Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) |
| Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
United Airlines flight UA551, a Boeing 737-900, diverted to Wichita’s Eisenhower Airport after reporting issues with its right engine. Firefighters located a fire on one of the engines and put it out. The plane was flying from Newark, New Jersey to Denver when it made the emergency landing.
No one was hurt.
Sources:
https://www.kwch.com/2023/12/14/diverted-flight-with-engine-failure-prepares-land-eisenhower-airport/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n62892#333a9862
https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-b737ng-42195.htm
Media:
A flight safely diverted to ICT this evening following an engine out situation. The 737 aircraft was enroute to Denver from Newark with 199 passengers. A post landing engine fire was quickly brought under control by airport police and fire with no additional damages, no injuries. pic.twitter.com/cIfbgq2QI3
— Wichita Airport ICT (@FlyICT) December 14, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2023 20:57 | vasilf | Added |
| 16-Dec-2023 07:49 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2023 07:52 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Embed code] |
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