ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147071
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| Date: | Monday 31 March 1986 |
| Time: | 15:04 |
| Type: |  Boeing 767-222 |
| Owner/operator: | United Air Lines |
| Registration: | N609UA |
| MSN: | 21870/13 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11053 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT9D-7R4D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 192 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | 9 km NNE of San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) |
| Denver-Stapleton International Airport, CO (DEN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While climbing through 3000 feet agl, during the initial climb phase of the flight, both engines flamed out. The crew was able to restart both engines and return to the airport of departure for an uneventful landing. On August 19, 1983 this same aircraft (N609UA) suffered a double engine flameout.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
Fuel system,fuel shutoff..Starvation
Fuel supply..Inadvertent deactivation..Pilot in command
Contributing Factors:
Physical impairment(hypoglycemia/diet)..Pilot in command
Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 August 1983 | N609UA | United Air Lines | 0 | 74 km W of Denver, CO | |
non |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2012 07:20 | harro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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