UA889 - Incident: United B772 at Beijing on May 26th 2025

A United Boeing 777-200, registration N793UA performing flight UA-889 from Beijing (China) to San Francisco,CA (USA) with 229 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from Beijing's runway 01 when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed after the right hand engine (PW4090) emitted a loud bang and failed. The aircraft slowed safely and stopped on the runway. Emergency services responded and put out a fire in the right hand engine.

The airline reported a mechanical failure.

The flight was cancelled.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Beijing about 50 hours after the rejected takeoff.