Boeing 737-900: Diverted to Jacksonville after an engine issue en route Orlando → Dulles; landed safely, no injuries reported.
Current summary
Diverted to Jacksonville after an engine issue en route Orlando → Dulles; landed safely, no injuries reported.
Known facts
- Flight UA2746 Orlando → Washington Dulles, Boeing 737-900, 25 Sep 2026.
- FAA: crew reported an engine issue; aircraft diverted and landed safely at Jacksonville International around 10 a.m. local; FAA investigating.
- United said the flight landed safely in Jacksonville to address an issue with one engine; 179 passengers and 6 crew deplaned normally at the gate; another aircraft continued them to Washington; no injuries reported.
- Flight-tracking cited in press: departed Orlando about 9:06 a.m., diverted after roughly 30 minutes, landed JAX about 10 a.m.
Unknown / not claimed
- Nature of the engine issue — under investigation.
Earliest retained published account
Diverted to Jacksonville after an engine issue en route Orlando → Dulles; landed safely, no injuries reported.
- Flight UA2746 Orlando → Washington Dulles, Boeing 737-900, 25 Sep 2026.
- FAA: crew reported an engine issue; aircraft diverted and landed safely at Jacksonville International around 10 a.m. local; FAA investigating.
- United said the flight landed safely in Jacksonville to address an issue with one engine; 179 passengers and 6 crew deplaned normally at the gate; another aircraft continued them to Washington; no injuries reported.
- Flight-tracking cited in press: departed Orlando about 9:06 a.m., diverted after roughly 30 minutes, landed JAX about 10 a.m.
Not claimed at that time:
- Nature of the engine issue — under investigation.
Sources
- FAA statement: Flight 2746 (Sep 25, 2026) — Tier A — regulator statement
- TheTravel — United Airlines statement — Tier A — operator statement via press
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