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July 20, 2009 · Boeing 767 300 · N658UA
Keflavik, IS
Overview
Report Status
Factual report
Event Type
Incident
Date
July 20, 2009
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Keflavik, IS
Aircraft
Boeing 767 300
Tail Number
N658UA
Operator
United Airlines
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Minor
NTSB Number
DCA09WA066
On July 20, 2009, UAL flight 949, a B767 enroute from London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare experienced smoke in the cockpit and the crew elected to divert to Keflavik, Iceland. The flight landed without further incident and no injuries among the 11 crew and 178 passengers. The event is being investigated by AAIB Iceland, who requested recorder readout assistance from NTSB.
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On July 20, 2009, UAL flight 949, a B767 enroute from London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare experienced smoke in the cockpit and the crew elected to divert to Keflavik, Iceland. The flight landed without further incident and no injuries among the 11 crew and 178 passengers. The event is being investigated by AAIB Iceland, who requested recorder readout assistance from NTSB.
Flight
Event TypeIncident
Event Time14:44 UTC
Nearest AirportKEFLAVIK (200nm)
Flight Plan FiledIFR
Flight Plan ActivatedYes
Aircraft FireIflt
Aircraft
AircraftBoeing 767 300
Tail NumberN658UA
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageMinor
OperatorUnited Airlines
Operating RulePart 121
Engines2
People & Injuries
Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Conditions
ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0