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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 767-322 · Indianapolis, IN · March 16, 2003

Date: March 16, 2003 · 20:00 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: UALA
Aircraft: N646UA
Reported as: Boeing 767322
People aboard: 73
Fatal injuries: 0

N646UARegistered now · Boeing 767-322S/N 25283 · Built 1992 Airframe modelBoeing 767-322 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PW4000 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) United flight 239 flying from Washington DC to san francisco made an unscheduled landing in Indianapolis, IN after declaring an emergency due to a smell of smoke in the cabin. Maintenance personnel in Indianapolis found the flight deck door lock solenoid had turned brown in color. The solenoid was found to be defected.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UNITED FLIGHT 239 FLYING FROM WASHINGTON DC TO SAN FRANCISCO MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A SMELL OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IN INDIANAPOLIS FOUND THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR LOCK SOLENOID HAD TURNED BROWN IN COLOR. THE SOLENOID WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTED.