ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145504
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 May 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-23N (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | US Airways |
| Registration: | N205UW |
| MSN: | 30887/946 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Mid Atlantic -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) |
| Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The crew of US Airways flight 725 from Dublin (DUB), Ireland to Charlotte (CLT) shut down the right hand engine 3 hours into the flight.
The aircraft diverted to Gander International Airport, NF (YQX), Canada and landed safely at 14:14 UTC. Fault not known, but flight was delayed by 1 hour 15 mins prior to scheduled departure from Dublin.
Update. Crew stated to pax that the right engine was stuck on full throttle and couldn't be throttled back, hence the decision to shut down.
Flight continued after a significant delay with pax transferred to a replacement Airbus 319
Sources:
Text Message from Fiancee on the flight
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AWE725/history/20120508/0830Z/EIDW/CYQX
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2012 12:15 | Dennis707172 | Added |
| 08-May-2012 12:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2012 00:53 | Dennis707172 | Updated [Narrative] |
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