United A320 enroute on Dec 1st 2017, hydraulic leak

Last Update: December 3, 2017 / 17:34:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 1, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-459

Aircraft Registration
N496UA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A United Airbus A320-200, registration N496UA performing flight UA-459 from Denver,CO to San Diego,CA (USA), was enroute at FL300 about 120nm northeast of San Diego when the crew decided to divert to Los Angeles,CA (USA) due to a hydraulic leak. The aircraft landed safely on Los Angeles' runway 25L about 30 minutes later.

The airline reported the aircraft suffered a mechanical issue and diverted to Los Angeles as a precaution. Another aircraft took the passengers to San Diego.

A replacement A320-200 registration N484UA reached San Diego with a delay of 2:15 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N496UA
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS
Aircraft Model / Type
A320-232
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
A320
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 1, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-459

Aircraft Registration
N496UA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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