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Old Jul 30, 2023 | 4:55 pm
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Originally Posted by EWR764
Looks like United is unexpectedly going to be short another 767. N641UA sustained a hard landing last night at IAH, and likely to be written off due to structural damage and cost of repair exceeding the economic value of a 32-year-old 763. Inspections will confirm later this week.

Somewhat reminiscent of the 757 at EWR in 2019 that bounced on landing and had to be scrapped on site.
Looks like it was on a domestic leg (EWR-IAH) route as well. From what I can tell, N641UA is the oldest 763 in the fleet - it has a good run. UA’s new Dreamliners and A321XLRs cannot come soon enough. As much as I love flying on the 763, it always feels like an operational roll of the dice given how ancient these birds are.
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