UAL168 squawked 7700 near Athens (ATH)

At 00:15 UTC on 9 November 2026, UAL168, a Boeing 787-9 registered N24993 operated by United Airlines, began transmitting transponder code 7700, general emergency, near Athens (ATH) at 3,600 ft.

The code stayed up for about 30 minutes; we last saw it at 00:45 UTC, by which time the aircraft was at 3,600 ft. The map shows the path flown around the event, colored from live ADS-B positions.

A squawk code is set by the crew on the transponder. 7700 is the general emergency code: it covers anything from a medical issue on board to a technical fault, and most 7700s end in a normal landing. Nothing here is confirmed by the operator or an investigating authority; it is what the aircraft broadcast.