Incident · 2003-01-11
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 DEN03IA033Flight 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.