# Incident 20260711009259I: Boeing 767-424ER, July 11, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2026, 09:33 local time
- Airport: Einn
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Aircraft: N76065, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76065) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 767-424ER (registry code 1385270, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-767-424er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 767-424ER
- Reported engine: GE CF6-80 SERIES
- People aboard: 226
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,026 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260711009259I

## Narrative

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

ON 7/11/26, UNITED AIRLINES ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A BOEING B767-424ER, OPERATING AS UA509, ROME FIUMICINO AIRPORT (FCO) - NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EWR) DIVERTED TO SHANNON AIRPORT (SNN) DUE TO RIGHT ENGINE MODERATE VIBRATION AND ACRID SMELL IN FLIGHT DECK AT 34K FT. UPON DIVERSION INTO SNN, THE RIGHT ENGINE FAN BLADES, SPINNER AND THRUST REVERSER SLEEVE AND INTAKE BARREL WAS FOUND DAMAGED.

BROKEN PIECES FROM THE SPINNER AND OR FAN BLADES EXITED THE INTAKE BARREL MAKING THIS AN UNCONTAINED ENGINE FAILURE.

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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