Incident · 2003-01-11

NTSB case DEN03IA033 · Boeing 757-222 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2003-01-11
Event type
Incident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
Boeing 757-222 (N551UA)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
United Airlines

Probable cause

the arcing wires in the lavatory sensor that resulted in the subsequent fire.

Source: NTSB case DEN03IA033

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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