United B763 over Labrador Sea on Sep 15th 2016, generator and APU failure
Last Update: September 22, 2016 / 18:38:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-865
Departure
Hamburg, Germany
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N662UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N677UA was dispatched to Goose Bay, continued the flight and reached Newark with a delay of 6:40 hours.
The Canadian TSB reported determined the #2 generator was faulty and replaced the generator. The APU was leaking oil which could not be repaired in Goose Bay. The APU defect was deferred and the aircraft returned to service under minimum equipment list requirements.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-865
Departure
Hamburg, Germany
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N662UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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