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Emergency, squawk 7700

United 1681 squawks 7700 about 80 miles from Las Vegas

UAL1681  near Las Vegas, NV  Saturday, October 24

  • AircraftB38M
  • Squawk7700
  • Altitude when it began25,000 ft
  • Started11:05 pm PT
  • Ended11:49 pm PT
  • Duration44 min

What happened

A United Boeing 737 MAX 8 is transmitting the general emergency code 7700 at 24,500 ft and 450 knots, roughly 80 miles from Las Vegas. The code alerts air traffic control that the crew needs priority handling. The cause has not been reported.

Summary from recorded positions and public data. May be inaccurate, not for operational use.

Timeline

  1. Squawk 7700 at 24500 ft
  2. Squawk cleared

Related

Positions: FAA SWIM and adsb.lol (ODbL). Private and general aviation aircraft are shown without callsign or registration. Event pages stay online for 90 days.

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