United B773 at Sydney on Mar 11th 2024, hydraulic leak

Last Update: March 11, 2024 / 20:09:10 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 11, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-830

Departure
Sydney, Australia

Destination
San Francisco, United States

Aircraft Registration
N2140U

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A United Boeing 777-300, registration N2140U performing flight UA-830 from Sydney,NS (Australia) to San Francisco,CA (USA), was in the initial climb out of Sydney's runway 34L when upon retracting gear hydraulic fluid leaked from the right hand main gear. The aircraft completed the gear up and continued the climb reaching cruise FL300. Over the Pacific Ocean about 340nm east of Sydney the crew decided to turn around and return to Sydney, performed an alternate gear extension and landed with open gear doors but without further incident on runway 34L about 2 hours after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Sydney about 16.5 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B773
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 11, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-830

Departure
Sydney, Australia

Destination
San Francisco, United States

Aircraft Registration
N2140U

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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