Incident Boeing 737-824 (WL) N27205,
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Date:Friday 1 February 2019
Time:c. 09:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-824 (WL)
Owner/operator:United Airlines
Registration: N27205
MSN: 30577/615
Year of manufacture:2000
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 134
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO/MROC) -   Costa Rica
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO/MROC)
Destination airport:Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
United Airlines flight UA1079 returned to land at San Jose Airport, Costa Rica, after the no.1 engine suffered compressor stalls. The airplane landed safely back at San Jose approximately 30 minutes after take off.

Sources:

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL1079
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua1079#1f5d8f35
https://www.lateja.cr/sucesos/video-fuego-en-una-de-las-turbinas-de-avion-de/QVEACO4EUBGYJM4IMXA5ETGGEA/story/

Images:


On-board the flight after safely landing.

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Feb-2019 18:50 amfonsec Added
01-Feb-2019 18:53 harro Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
02-Feb-2019 20:01 Anon. Updated [Source, Embed code, Photo]
17-Feb-2019 07:58 Anon. Updated [Total occupants, Source]

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