United B744 near Beijing on Jul 15th 2015, cargo hold climate control failure

Last Update: July 17, 2015 / 19:47:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 15, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-888

Aircraft Registration
N128UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A United Boeing 747-400, registration N128UA performing flight UA-888 from Beijing (China) to San Francisco,CA (USA), was enroute at 9500 meters about 350nm eastsoutheast of Beijing about to enter Korean Airspace when the crew decided to return to Beijing. The aircraft landed safely back in Beijing about 2 hours after departure.

A passenger reported the captain announced the climate control in the cargo hold failed, there were live pets in the cargo hold and they couldn't cross the Pacific therefore.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 15, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-888

Aircraft Registration
N128UA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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