Incident Overview
Date: Friday 24 January 2025
Aircraft Type: Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Owner/operator: United Airlines
Registration Number: N27903
Location: over Daloa –
ÿ Cote d’Ivoire
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Unknown
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 256
Component Affected: Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft.Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft.
Category: Accident
A United Airlines 787-8 Dreamliner experienced a sudden loss of altitude during flight over Ivory Coast, resulting in a rapid altitude drop. The flight returned to Lagos after a brief period of instability, with four passengers and two crew members sustaining serious injuries, and 27 passengers and five crew members experiencing minor injuries.A United Airlines 787-8 Dreamliner experienced a sudden loss of altitude during flight over Ivory Coast, resulting in a rapid altitude drop. The flight returned to Lagos after a brief period of instability, with four passengers and two crew members sustaining serious injuries, and 27 passengers and five crew members experiencing minor injuries.
Description
United Airlines flight UA613, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, was en route over Ivory Coast at FL360 when it reportedly suffered a sudden loss of altitude. Several passengers were injured in the event. ADS-B data suggest the altitude had dropped to at least 35825 feet, followed by an altitude gain and a brief altitude loss again, before the flight was able to maintain FL360 again at 00:34. The flight returned to Lagos (LOS). The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) stated that four passengers and two crew members sustained serious injuries, and an additional 27 passengers and five crew members had minor injuries.
Source of Information
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/01/united-airlines-b787-lagos-washington-declares-emergency-with-over-245-passengers/, https://businessday.ng/aviation/article/passengers-injured-as-us-bound-flight-declares-emergency-returns-to-lagos/, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n27903#38d80b1ehttps://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/01/united-airlines-b787-lagos-washington-declares-emergency-with-over-245-passengers/, https://businessday.ng/aviation/article/passengers-injured-as-us-bound-flight-declares-emergency-returns-to-lagos/, https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n27903#38d80b1ePrimary Cause
Sudden altitude loss during flight.Sudden altitude loss during flight.Share on:
