United B753 over Pacific on May 24th 2023, rudder issues

Last Update: May 25, 2023 / 06:52:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 24, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-2380

Aircraft Registration
N77871

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-300

ICAO Type Designator
B753

A United Boeing 757-300, registration N77871 performing flight UA-2380 from San Francisco,CA to Honolulu,HI (USA) with 223 passengers and 7 crew, was enroute at FL340 over the Pacific Ocean about 240nm westsouthwest of San Francisco when the crew descended the aircraft to FL290, turned around and returned to San Francisco, where the aircraft landed on runway 28R about 100 minutes after departure.

The FAA reported the aircraft returned due to rudder issues.

The airline reported a mechanical issue.

A replacement Boeing 757-300 registration N75851 reached Honolulu with a delay of about 5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 24, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-2380

Aircraft Registration
N77871

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-300

ICAO Type Designator
B753

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