Created Sunday, Feb 5th 2023 11:58Z, last updated Sunday, Feb 5th 2023 12:01Z
A United Boeing 777-200, registration N779UA performing flight
UA-1888 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Las Vegas,NV (USA) with 326 people on board, was enroute at FL380 about 10nm northeast of Lincoln,NE (USA) when the crew declared Mayday reporting they had lost their right hand engine (PW4077) and decided to divert to Lincoln. The aircraft positioned for an ILS approach to runway 18 and landed safely about 25 minutes after leaving FL380.
A replacement Boeing 777-200 registration N220UA reached Las Vegas with a delay of about 8 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Lincoln about 18 hours after landing.
Related Flight:
UA1888, Twitter:
#UA1888,
United Airlines News
