Boeing 777-222 N206UA

Summary

On 31 December 2012, a Boeing 777-222 registered N206UA, operated by United Air Lines Inc, was involved in an incident near Seoul, South Korea, Republic Of Korea. The number of people on board was not recorded. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 December 2012

Classification

Incident

Location

Seoul, South Korea, Republic Of Korea

Nearest airport

Incheon International Airport (ICN)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 777-222

Registration

N206UA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

United Air Lines Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Seoul, South Korea → Tokyo, Japan

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

NTSB number

ENG13WA010

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On December 31, 2012, a United Airlines Boeing 777, registration number N206UA, experienced a No.1 (left)engine failure while passing through flight level (FL)250. The crew received an “ENG FAIL” Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting (EICAS) message. The Flight Crew declared an emergency and returned to the Incheon International Airport, Seoul, South Korea for an uneventful landing. Post landing inspection revealed metal fragments in the No. 1 engine chip detector. The REPUBLIC OF KOREA Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board Ministry of Construction and Transportation is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist ARAIB in their investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to ARAIB at: REPUBLIC OF KOREA Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board Ministry of Construction and Transportation 281, Gonghang-Dong Gangseo-gu, Seoul Republic of Korea 157-815 Tel.: (82) 2 6096-1017 (82) 2 6096-1030 (24 hours) E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (82) 2 6096-1031 AFTN: RKSLYLYX Website: http://www.araib.go.kr

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.