Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

A United Boeing 767-300, registration N663UA performing flight UA-956 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Geneva (Switzerland), was enroute at FL350 about 360nm east of St. John’s,NL (Canada) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to St. John’s reporting smoke on board. The aircraft descended to FL320 and landed safely on St. John’s runway 28 about one hour later.

A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N661UA positioned to St. John’s and departed to continue the flight about 34 hours after landing of N663UA.

The occurence aircraft is still on the ground in St. John’s about 35 hours after landing.