United Airlines Sydney bound flight forced to turn around due to maintenance issues

Alex Baker
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A United Airlines flight bound for San Francisco International Airport was forced to head back to the airport Monday due to a maintenance issue. The flight, UA 830, took off from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport in Australia on Monday at 12:31 p.m. Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (AEDT).

After taking off, the plane encountered a maintenance issue, according to United Airlines. It turned around and headed back to the Sydney airport, where it landed at 2:34 p.m. AEDT.

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There were 167 passengers onboard the plane and 16 crew members. All deplaned normally at the gate. United provided overnight accommodations for them and rebooked them to SFO the following day.

The plane was a Boeing 777, the same model that encountered difficulty taking off from SFO last week when a wheel fell off and crushed several cars in an airport parking lot. That plane, which took off Thursday and was bound for Osaka, Japan, was directed to Los Angeles International Airport.

On Friday, another United flight took off from SFO bound for Mexico City and was also diverted to LAX due to a hydraulics issue with the plane.

In all three incidents, the planes were able to land safely, despite mechanical difficulties.

KRON4 reached out to United Airlines for comment and received the following response:

“We take every safety event seriously and will investigate each of the incidents that occurred to understand what happened and learn from them. Much of this work is conducted together with the manufacturers, the FAA, and the NTSB as well as with the manufacturers of individual components. While this work is ongoing, each of these events is distinct and unrelated to one another. Safety is our top priority, and we’ll continue to do everything we can to keep our customers and employees safe.” 

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