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Tristar

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I just ran across this and thought it was sorta funny. Notice the N number!

United 767 Loses Power in Both Engines near Hawaii 4 March 2001; United Air Lines 767; near Kona, HI: While early reports indicated that this 767 had a complete loss of power in both engines, the analysis of the flight data recorder by the NTSB does not support this conclusion. According to early FAA and media reports, United Flight 42 took off from Kahului on the Hawaiian island of Maui on a flight to Los Angeles and experienced a dual-engine shutdown about 70 miles (112 km) into the flight, followed by an in-flight restart and a diversion to the Kona airport. Later analysis of the flight data recorder by the NTSB showed that both engines had a reduction of power to below idle, but did not show any evidence of a complete loss of power in either engine. However, there was roughly a 30-second gap in the data during the time when the engines were operating at reduced power. The aircraft, registration number N666UA, has since been returned to service.
 
Nah, couldn't be! Could it?
 
But wouldn't 666 be 1232 in octal (the numeric system of the transponder)?

4666 would be decimal 2486. Just you straighten that captain out next time.

~ Christopher
 
I've flown N666UA a few times. It's actually a good bird. It's known as "The Devils Glider" though.:D

Maddog
 
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