# Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series

- Type: Engine model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 52119
- Manufacturer (registry): P&W
- Model: PW4000 SER
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Power: 60,000 lb thrust
- Installed in: 149 registered aircraft
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series

The registry names only the engine series, so ADs for every model in the series are matched.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this engine model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (149, first 50)

- [N1200K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1200K): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1998, S/N 28457
- [N1201P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1201P): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1998, S/N 28458
- [N120UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 1999, S/N 29166
- [N120UP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120UP): [United Parcel Service Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20PARCEL%20SERVICE%20CO), [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville), built 2000, S/N 0805
- [N121UP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121UP): [United Parcel Service Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20PARCEL%20SERVICE%20CO), [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville), built 2000, S/N 0806
- [N122UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N122UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 1999, S/N 29168
- [N124UP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124UP): [United Parcel Service Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20PARCEL%20SERVICE%20CO), [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville), built 2000, S/N 0808
- [N125UP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125UP): [United Parcel Service Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20PARCEL%20SERVICE%20CO), [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville), built 2000, S/N 0809
- [N127UP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127UP): [United Parcel Service Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20PARCEL%20SERVICE%20CO), [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville), built 2000, S/N 0811
- [N129UP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129UP): [United Parcel Service Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20PARCEL%20SERVICE%20CO), [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville), built 2001, S/N 0813
- [N145UP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145UP): [United Parcel Service Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20PARCEL%20SERVICE%20CO), [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville), built 2002, S/N 0828
- [N171DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1990, S/N 24759
- [N171UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 1989, S/N 24322
- [N174DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N174DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1990, S/N 24802
- [N175DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N175DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1990, S/N 24803
- [N177DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1991, S/N 25122
- [N178DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1991, S/N 25143
- [N179DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N179DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1991, S/N 25144
- [N180DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1992, S/N 25985
- [N185DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1995, S/N 27961
- [N186DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N186DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1995, S/N 27962
- [N187DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N187DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1996, S/N 27582
- [N188DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1996, S/N 27583
- [N189DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N189DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1997, S/N 25990
- [N190DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N190DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1997, S/N 28447
- [N191DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N191DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1997, S/N 28448
- [N192DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N192DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1997, S/N 28449
- [N193DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N193DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1997, S/N 28450
- [N194DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N194DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1997, S/N 28451
- [N194UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N194UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 1997, S/N 26892
- [N195DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N195DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1997, S/N 28452
- [N195UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N195UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 1997, S/N 26899
- [N196DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N196DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1997, S/N 28453
- [N197DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1997, S/N 28454
- [N198DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1998, S/N 28455
- [N199DN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N199DN): [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta), built 1998, S/N 28456
- [N204UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 1999, S/N 28713
- [N206UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N206UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 1999, S/N 30212
- [N209UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N209UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 1999, S/N 30215
- [N210UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N210UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 2000, S/N 30216
- [N211UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N211UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 2000, S/N 30217
- [N212UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 2000, S/N 30218
- [N214UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N214UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 2000, S/N 30220
- [N215UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 2000, S/N 30221
- [N216UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N216UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 2000, S/N 30549
- [N217UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 2000, S/N 30550
- [N218UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 2001, S/N 30222
- [N219CY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N219CY): [Cargo Aircraft Management Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARGO%20AIRCRAFT%20MANAGEMENT%20INC), [Wilmington, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Wilmington), built 1989, S/N 24358
- [N219UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N219UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 2001, S/N 30551
- [N220UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N220UA): [United Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago), built 2001, S/N 30223

All 149: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series/aircraft.md

## NTSB investigations (111, newest 50)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA27LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA27LA019), Oct 21, 2026: Boeing 777-222 (N769UA), Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), no damage, investigation ongoing
- [NTSB ENG27LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG27LA001), Oct 6, 2026: Boeing 777-222 (N796UA), San Francisco, CA, incident, investigation ongoing
- [NTSB DCA25WA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA345), Sep 9, 2025: Boeing 777-222 (N796UA), Ezeiza, Argentina, incident, no damage
- [NTSB ENG25LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG25LA038), May 26, 2025: Boeing 777 (N793UA), Beijing, China, incident, minor damage, investigation ongoing
- [NTSB DCA25LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA091), Dec 29, 2024: Boeing 767-322 (N647UA), Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico), no damage. Probable cause: An encounter with an area of clear air turbulence during cruise, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB DCA25LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA023), Nov 3, 2024: Boeing 767-322 (N651UA), Kingston, Jamaica, no damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence while in enroute cruise flight.
- [NTSB DCA25WA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA028), Oct 19, 2024: Boeing 767-332 (N199DN), Ndiass, Senegal, incident, no damage
- [NTSB DCA24LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA295), Aug 31, 2024: Airbus A330-323 (N808NW), Atlanta, GA, minor damage. Probable cause: Delta Air Lines flight crew’s incorrect evaluation of the clearance between their airplane and the airplane directly ahead of them as they made a 90 degree right turn onto an adjacent taxiway.
- [NTSB DCA24WA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA260), Aug 10, 2024: Boeing 767-322 (N659UA), Geneva, Switzerland, incident, no damage
- [NTSB DCA24LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA097), Feb 10, 2024: Boeing 777-222ER (N788UA), Kelsey, NY, no damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with an unanticipated localized region of moderate-to-severe turbulence while in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) associated with strong upper-level wind shear and…
- [NTSB DCA23WA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA458), Sep 1, 2023: Boeing 767-332 (N175DN), Prague, Czechia, incident, no damage
- [NTSB DCA23LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA421), Aug 18, 2023: Boeing 777-222 (N209UA), Over the (Atlantic Ocean), no damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence during cruise flight.
- [NTSB DCA23LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA409), Aug 3, 2023: Boeing 767-322 (N676UA), Chantilly, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Improper overhaul of the trunnion cross-pin hole that resulted in the development of stress corrosion cracking and eventual failure of the right forward trunnion.
- [NTSB DCA23LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA384), Jul 29, 2023: Boeing 767-322 (N641UA), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The first officer’s improper control inputs after the airplane touched down. Contributing to the severity of the damage was the flight crew’s lack of recognition that the speedbrakes were not armed,…
- [NTSB DCA23WA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA394), Jul 24, 2023: Boeing 767-332 (N189DN), Fuimicino, Italy, minor damage
- [NTSB DCA23WA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA166), Feb 10, 2023: Boeing 767-332 (N197DN), Prestwick, United Kingdom, occurrence
- [NTSB DCA23WA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA127), Jan 12, 2023: Airbus A330-323 (N802NW), Amsterdam, Netherlands, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB DCA23LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA172), Dec 19, 2022: Boeing 777 (N212UA), Kahului, HI, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s failure to manage the airplane’s vertical flightpath, airspeed, and pitch attitude following a miscommunication about the captain’s desired flap setting during the initial climb.
- [NTSB DCA23WA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA014), Sep 2, 2022: Boeing 777-222 (N787UA), Schiphol, Netherlands, incident, no damage
- [NTSB DCA22LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA179), Jul 7, 2022: Boeing 767-332 (N181DN), New York, NY, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to close the drain mast heater circuit breakers which resulted in the formation of ice in the forward drain mast, an improper flow of wastewater into the main…
- [NTSB DCA22WA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22WA158), Jul 2, 2022: Airbus A330-323 (N803NW), Barcelona, Spain, incident, no damage
- [NTSB ENG22WA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG22WA025), May 10, 2022: Boeing 767-322 (N651UA), Lima, Peru, Peru, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB DCA21LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA229), Sep 1, 2021: Boeing 767-332 (N196DN), Seattle, WA, no damage. Probable cause: The flightcrew’s failure to set the hydraulic panel correctly during the execution of the pushback checklist, and when the hydraulic panel setting was corrected, that resulted in the airplane coming…
- [NTSB DCA21LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA210), Aug 12, 2021: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (N296UP), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s incorrect pitch attitude during go-around.
- [NTSB DCA21FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21FA085), Feb 20, 2021: Boeing 777-222 (N772UA), Broomfield, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the right engine fan blade. Contributing to the fan blade failure was the inadequate inspection of the blades, which failed to identify low-level indications of cracking, and…
- [NTSB ENG21WA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA010), Dec 28, 2020: Airbus A330 (N810NW), Keflavik, Iceland, incident, no damage
- [NTSB DCA20WA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20WA039), Dec 16, 2019: Boeing 767 (N642UA), Shannon, Ireland, incident, no damage
- [NTSB ENG19WA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19WA030), Aug 15, 2019: Mcdonnell Douglas MD11 (N270UP), Warsaw, Poland, incident, no damage
- [NTSB DCA19CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA189), Jul 22, 2019: Boeing 767 (N663UA), San Juan, PR, no damage. Probable cause: An encounter with convective turbulence during cruise flight.
- [NTSB ENG19WA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19WA024), Apr 29, 2019: Boeing 767 (N657UA), London, United Kingdom, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB DCA19CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA034), Dec 4, 2018: Boeing 767 (N193DN), SUNNS intersection, Osaka, Japan, no damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with severe turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA18LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18LA163), Apr 18, 2018: Airbus A330 323 (N806NW), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s delayed landing after an in-flight engine fire, which reignited after both fire bottles were discharged and resulted in substantial damage to an engine pylon. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB DCA18RA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18RA093), Feb 13, 2018: Airbus A330 (N858NW), Lagos, Nigeria, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB DCA17LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17LA173), Aug 5, 2017: Airbus 330 (N276AY), East Hampton, NY, no damage. Probable cause: an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.
- [NTSB ENG17IA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG17IA026), Jun 7, 2017: Boeing 747 451 (N668US), Tokyo, Japan, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The PW4056 engine lost power due to the fatigue fracture of a 5th stage compressor blade. The cause of the fatigue fracture could not be determined.
- [NTSB ENG17IA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG17IA003), Oct 26, 2016: Airbus A330 223 (N855NW), Seattle, WA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: A No. 1 engine fire caused by a fuel manifold supply line high cycle fatigue crack which led to a fuel leak that subsequently ignited on hot engine case surfaces. The fatigue crack originated and…
- [NTSB DCA16CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA220), Aug 31, 2016: Boeing 767 322 (N657UA), International Waters, A1, no damage. Probable cause: an inadvertent encounter with severe convective turbulence.
- [NTSB DCA16WA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA191), Jun 26, 2016: Airbus Industrie A330 323 (N276AY), London, United Kingdom, incident, no damage
- [NTSB DCA16RA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16RA175), Jun 6, 2016: Mcdonnell Douglas MD11 (N277UP), Incheon, South Korea, substantial damage
- [NTSB ENG16IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG16IA001), Oct 2, 2015: Boeing 747 (N662US), Russian airspace, Japan, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The PW4056 engine experienced an in-flight loss of power because of damage to the low-pressure turbine (LPT) because of the inadequate overhaul inspection and repair instructions that existed at the…
- [NTSB DCA15WA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA024), Nov 4, 2014: Boeing 767 322 (N644UA), Lima, Peru, incident, no damage
- [NTSB DCA15WA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA015), Oct 22, 2014: Boeing 747 422 (N120UA), Frankfurt, Germany, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB ENG14IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14IA027), Sep 21, 2014: Boeing 747 (N669US), Atlanta, GA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: Turbine Overhaul Service's aggressive grit blasting and incomplete masking of the blade root neck that allowed the no grit blast area being exposed during the overhaul of the blade resulting in…
- [NTSB DCA14CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA157), Aug 18, 2014: Boeing 767 322 (N666UA), Reykjavik, Iceland, no damage. Probable cause: The capabilities of the beverage cart were exceeded which resulted in the cart toppling over and fracturing the flight attendant's foot.
- [NTSB DCA14CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA083), Mar 17, 2014: Airbus A330 323 (N803NW), Seattle (Pacific Ocean), no damage. Probable cause: the flight attendant inadvertently tripping over a passenger's foot that was protruding into the aisle, which resulted in the flight attendant fracturing her foot.
- [NTSB DCA14WA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14WA042), Jan 21, 2014: Boeing 767 332 (N191DN), Buenos Aires, Argentina, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB DCA14WA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14WA019), Dec 5, 2013: Boeing 767 - 300ER (N182DN), Madrid, Spain, substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA14CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA014), Oct 18, 2013: Boeing 767 322 (N665UA), Houston, TX, no damage. Probable cause: The airplane's inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence during cruise flight, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB WPR13LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA131), Feb 19, 2013: Boeing 747-422 (N174UA), Pacific Ocean, A1, no damage. Probable cause: The flight’s encounter with moderate clear air turbulence while en route, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant. Contributing to the accident was the lack of communication…
- [NTSB ENG13WA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG13WA010), Dec 31, 2012: Boeing 777-222 (N206UA), Seoul, South Korea, South Korea, incident, no damage

All 111: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series/ntsb.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (131, newest 50)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20251017015362I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251017015362I), Oct 17, 2025: Boeing 767-322 (N675UA), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. On 10/17/2025, a B767 was under tow to C19. It entered the alleyway from the southport and proceeded north to gate. The aircraft held short at C15 due to…
- [Incident 20250627006979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250627006979I), Jun 27, 2025: Boeing 767-322 (N663UA), Chicago, IL, No damage. Flight declared an emergency and return to the field in ord due to a bird ingestion in the number one engine which is also causing a foul odor in the aircraft.…
- [Incident 20250524019619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250524019619I), May 24, 2025: Boeing 777-222 (N797UA), Dulles, VA, No damage. The first officer (fo) experienced symptoms of food poisoning just prior to going on rest break. The relief pilot (ior) was called up early to take over the…
- [Accident 20241103017139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241103017139A), Nov 3, 2024: Boeing 767-322 (N651UA), No damage. While cruising at altitude with the seatbelt sign illuminated, the aircraft encountered 2-3 seconds of moderate turbulence. The captain made the appropriate…
- [Incident 20240923014019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240923014019I), Sep 23, 2024: Boeing 767-322 (N663UA), No damage. Cycles 18580TOTAL cycles 121125:39TOTAL hour On September 23, 2024, [privacy data omitted] departed ewr enroute to gva. The flight diverted to st. john's…
- [Incident 20240518010819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240518010819I), May 18, 2024: Boeing 767-322 (N666UA), Newark, NJ, No damage. The pilot reported that there were sparks and a pop sound emitted from the overhead panel on climb out. He declared emergency and consulted with dispatch and…
- [Accident 20240210001769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240210001769A), Feb 10, 2024: Boeing 777-222 (N788UA), Kelsey, NY, No damage. On February 10, 2024, flight 1890, from los angeles, CA (lax) to Newark, NJ (ewr) experienced moderate turbulence while descending through flight level 21,000,…
- [Incident 20230926022319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230926022319I), Sep 26, 2023: Airbus A330-323 (N804NW), Boston, MA, Minor damage. On September 26, 2023 [privacy data omitted] Bos to fco, on pushback from gate in Bos had a number 1 engine starter failure causing subsequent damage to the…
- [Accident 20230802011439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230802011439A), Aug 2, 2023: Boeing 767-322 (N676UA), Sterling, VA, Substantial damage. A/c 6676 [privacy data omitted]; ln 834; var# VS103) experienced a landing gear disagree message on aug 3, 2023, on takeoff from iad (Washington Dulles). Crew…
- [Accident 20230729018409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230729018409A), Jul 29, 2023: Boeing 767-322 (N641UA), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. On July 29, 2023, at 10:34AM central standard time CST, [privacy data omitted], Boeing 767-322 er, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an…
- [Incident 20230717008909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230717008909I), Jul 17, 2023: Boeing 767-322 (N666UA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Upon arrival to the gate in ord, ground personnel found that the right wing evacuation slide was missing and the door was opened and damaged. The captain…
- [Incident 20220717007849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220717007849I), Jul 17, 2022: Boeing 767-322 (N656UA), Santiago, Minor damage. The captain reported the following: "on final approach to 17L in Santiago, out of 5000 feet and cleared for the approach, the first officer armed the approach…
- [Incident 20220713006339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220713006339I), Jul 13, 2022: Boeing 767-322 (N671UA), London, Minor damage. The captain reported that he rejected takeoff on runway 27R in egll at approximately 130 knot with a V1 speed of 166 knots because of an eicas caution message…
- [Incident 20220615006329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220615006329I), Jun 15, 2022: Boeing 767-322 (N656UA), Houston, TX, Minor damage. During descent, the flight crew extended the speedbrakes to slow down. They felt an uncharacteristic vibration, and a flight attendant informed them that part…
- [Incident 20201228016519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201228016519I), Dec 28, 2020: Airbus A330-323 (N810NW), Keflavic, Minor damage. Delta flight 262 departed jfk bound for paris cdg. While at cruise at FL380, engine #1 started to vibrate. When moving throttle back and forth, the engine…
- [Incident 20190601004399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190601004399I), Jun 1, 2019: Boeing 777-222 (N220UA), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. On 6/1/19 at approximately 1652 local time, united airlines N220UA, a B-777-222, s/n 30223 operating as UA952 kord- eddm experienced a no. 1 engine jet pipe…
- [Incident 20180426012839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180426012839I), Apr 26, 2018: Airbus A330-323 (N801NW), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft was parked at terminal gate and passengers were being loaded onto aircraft. Jet bridge failed and upon unwarrented lowering of the jet bridge the…
- [Incident 20180418025079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180418025079I), Apr 18, 2018: Airbus A330-323 (N806NW), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. On April 18, 2018, at about 1809 eastern daylight time, a delta air lines Airbus A330-300, N806NW, equipped with two pratt & whitney PW4168A-1D engines,…
- [Incident 20170212007729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170212007729I), Feb 12, 2017: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (N270UP), New Caledonia, No damage. Provided by crew in ups event report 60194, submitted 2/13/2017 at 00:03Z: "In cruise we had several electrical issues. Two hours into flight we got fcc 2…
- [Accident 20160606012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160606012389A), Jun 6, 2016: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (N277UP), Incheon, Substantial damage. On Monday, June 6, about 10:45 p.m. local time, a Boeing (Mcdonnell Douglas) MD-11F airplane, N277UP, operated by ups airlines as flight 61, was substantially…
- [Accident 20160428007982A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160428007982A), Apr 28, 2016: Boeing 777-222 (N214UA), San Francisco, CA, Substantial damage. A skywest crj with passengers aboard had been push backed from gate 82 onto taxiway a, tug was disconnected, aircraft was waiting for clearance to taxi and…
- [Incident 20140805014149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140805014149I), Aug 5, 2014: Boeing 777-222 (N780UA), Minor damage. An inflight fire was reported in an aft galley oven. The flight crew declared emergency, and then diverted to Halifax Stanfield airport, nova scotia(yhz). An…
- [Incident 20140320002419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140320002419I), Mar 20, 2014: Boeing 747-451 (N661US), Jamaica, NY, Minor damage. Delta airlines flight 468, aircraft N661US, during passenger boarding, prior to departing from jfk terminal 4, gate C20. A delta global services (dgs) lavatory…
- [Accident 20140120001729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140120001729A), Jan 20, 2014: Boeing 767-332 (N191DN), Buenos Aires, Substantial damage. While attempting to land at Ministro Pistarini international airport (eze), Buenos Aires, argintina, dal 101 encountered severe air turbulence and abanded its…
- [Incident 20131007025899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131007025899I), Oct 7, 2013: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (N281UP), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. On rotation multiple cb's could be heard popping , loss of f/o primary flight display data and numerous other indications of lost equipment. Declared emergency…
- [Accident 20130413007439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130413007439A), Apr 13, 2013: Boeing 747-451 (N667US), Honolulu, HI, No damage. On decent, the aircraft encountered turbulence a few minutes after the aircraft entered a cloud layer. The flight attendants were in the galley and aisles…
- [Accident 20130219002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130219002779A), Feb 19, 2013: Boeing 747-422 (N174UA), No damage. The flight was from sydney to sfo. The flight had been experiencing intermittent moderate turbulence for several hours. A flight attendant was on scheduled…
- [Incident 20121225028449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121225028449I), Dec 25, 2012: Boeing 747-451 (N663US), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. From the statement provided from the crew, the PIC was piloting the aircraft during take-off from atl enroute to nrt. The SIC reported hearing a ?thump? When…
- [Accident 20120723012239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120723012239A), Jul 23, 2012: Boeing 747-451 (N668US), Tokyo, No damage. Approximately 1 1/2 hours prior to landing a fa was walking the stairs leading from the upper deck to the main cabin. She missed the last 3-4 steps and fell.…
- [Incident 20120504012572I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120504012572I), May 4, 2012: Boeing 767-332 (N198DN), Jamaica, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft N174DZ right wingtip contacted the right stabilizer fairing of aircraft N198DN during towing operation. Both aircrafts sustained minor damage.…
- [Incident 20110917022881I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110917022881I), Sep 17, 2011: Boeing 767-322 (N664UA), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. During a maintenance push back of N664UA, a B-763, off gate 72, collided with a ual A320, N459UA, on gate 83. Ual N664UA'S left wing tip pushed into the APU…
- [Accident 20110729023949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110729023949A), Jul 29, 2011: Boeing 747-422 (N173UA), No damage. Prior to the turbulence event, the captain had the weather radar on and determined that it was safe for the flight attendants to get up and start their…
- [Accident 20110714023742A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110714023742A), Jul 14, 2011: Boeing 767332 (N185DN), Boston, MA, Substantial damage. On July 14, 2011, about 1933 eastern daylight time, a delta air lines B767-300ER, N185DN, operating as delta flight 266, was taxiing on taxiway b for departure…
- [Accident 20110425008139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110425008139A), Apr 25, 2011: Airbus A330-323 (N807NW), Jamaica, NY, No damage. During the pushback from gate 7 at John f Kennedy airport a flight attendant (fa) crewmember fell and injured her hip. The flight stopped the push and returned…
- [Incident 20110107002729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110107002729I), Jan 7, 2011: Mcdonnell D MD-11 (N273WA), Victorville, CA, Minor damage. Captain [privacy data omitted]the PICWOA8504 and was the pilot flying (pf) during the approach and landing in vcv. According to the first officer [privacy data…
- [Incident 20100814048379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100814048379I), Aug 14, 2010: Boeing 747-451 (N671US), Jamaica, NY, Minor damage. Approaching jfk's terminal 3 gate 6 (a partial tow in gate), the aircraft stopped short of the jet bridge. Parking brakes were set. Engines were in the process…
- [Incident 20100804040569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100804040569I), Aug 4, 2010: Boeing 767-322 (N644UA), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. During landing rollout rwy 27R the number two (2) front brake caught fire. Aircraft exited rwy onto rwy 22R where they initiated a passenger (pax) evacuation.…
- [Incident 20100706038219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100706038219I), Jul 6, 2010: Boeing 767-322 (N669UA), Omaha, NE, No damage. On Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at approximately 1300 CDT, united airlines flight 244, enroute from denver, CO. To chicago, IL, diverted to Omaha, NE., Eppley…
- [Incident 20100519004949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100519004949I), May 19, 2010: Airbus A330-323 (N801NW), Seattle, WA, No damage. After departing Seattle international (sea) delta flt 232, N801NW declared an emergincy and returned to sea. The crew determined that the number one engine was…
- [Incident 20100508034059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100508034059I), May 8, 2010: Boeing 767-322 (N652UA), Dulles, VA, Minor damage. United airlines (uala) flight 950, a Boeing 767, departed iad runway 01R at 21:44 hours (UTC). Uala operations received call that something had fallen from the…
- [Incident 20100506033679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100506033679I), May 6, 2010: Boeing 747-451 (N667US), Narita Japan, Minor damage. An outboard engine of a delta air lines B-747-4 made contact with runway 16L at Narita International Airport (rjaa); minor damage was sustained to the engine…
- [Incident 20100407031699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100407031699I), Apr 7, 2010: Boeing 777-222 (N210UA), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Powerplant will be disassembled and inspected. Findings will determine further action. Uala cmo will follow up with tear down inspection of engine.
- [Accident 20100219028409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100219028409A), Feb 19, 2010: Boeing 747-422 (N173UA), Minor damage. Ua 897 iad-nrt encountered severe turbulence in the anchorage fir. The flight was experiencing moderate turbulence and asked for lower altitude due to a…
- [Incident 20091205052699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091205052699I), Dec 5, 2009: Mcdonnell D MD-11F (N296UP), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. During ups flight #34 from sdf-hnl, at a cruising altitude of FL 340, the #2 engine oil pressure dropped, followed momentarily by engine failure. The engine…
- [Incident 20091126022419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091126022419I), Nov 26, 2009: Boeing 767322 (N669UA), Denver, CO, No damage. First officer experienced severe pain due to kidney stones. F/o was removed from the flight deck to the disabling pain. The purser assisted the capt during the…
- [Accident 20091118054099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091118054099A), Nov 18, 2009: Boeing 777-222 (N209UA), New Market, WV, No damage. While in cruise flight at FL 310, united flt. 976 encountered clear air turbulence (cat). Because ATC reported no turbulence ahead, the air was clear and…
- [Incident 20090623047929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090623047929I), Jun 23, 2009: Airbus A330-323 (N805NW), No damage. On June 23, 2009, northwest airlines flight 8, a Airbus A330-323, registration N805NW, encountered in moderate precip at 390. Airspeed rolled back to…
- [Incident 20090401010289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090401010289I), Apr 1, 2009: Boeing 767322 (N654UA), Bangor, ME, Substantial damage. (-23) This office was notified by the new england region operations center that: "united 923, B767/H heathrow to dulles diverted to Bangor, ME landing without…
- [Accident 20090220009979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090220009979A), Feb 20, 2009: Boeing 747451 (N676NW), Narita, JA, Minor damage. (-23) On February 20, 2009, at 1150 local time, northwest airlines flight 2, at Boeing 747-400, registration N676NW, encountered severe turbulence about 70KM…
- [Incident 20090114005439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090114005439I), Jan 14, 2009: Doug MD11 (N272WA), Atlanta, GA, No damage. (-23) Preliminary pilot deviation report was submitted by atl approach which cited the need for a vector instruction to a world airways MD-11. The vector was…

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