# Incident 20001203037799I: Boeing 767322, Philadelphia, PA, December 3, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2000, 15:26 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N663UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N663UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-322 (registry code 1385200, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767322
- People aboard: 222
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001203037799I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) WHILE ON A FLIGHT FROM JFK TO SFO THE CABIN CREW OF UA 7 DISCOVERED A FIRE IN AN OVEN IN THE MIDGALLEY. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED INTO PHL. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AND THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A PIECE OF PAPER LEFT IN AN OVEN BY CATERING IN JFK. THE OVEN AND ASSOCIATED WIRING WAS CHECKED AND CLEARED FOR OPERATION BY UA MAINTENANCE IN PHL. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO SFO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS REPORT CLOSED THE INCIDENT WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION.

## Other reports on N663UA (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [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 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 20000302001769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000302001769I), Mar 2, 2000: Boeing 767322 (N663UA), Omaha, NE. (-23) United airlines flight 998 enroute from san francisco, CA to boston, ma diverted to Omaha, NE due to an electrical burn smell during the flight. Contract…

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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