United B752 at Los Angeles on Oct 7th 2017, flight control problems
Last Update: October 10, 2017 / 00:28:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-2118
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N589UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
A replacement Boeing 757-200 registration N590UA reached Newark with a delay of 5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 26 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-2118
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N589UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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