United B744 over Pacific on Oct 10th 2015, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: October 13, 2015 / 01:19:39 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 11, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-869
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
N104UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
Passengers reported the captain announced they were using more fuel than expected, they were not sure they would make it to Hong Kong and therefore decided to turn back to San Francisco.
A replacement Boeing 747-400 registration N119UA reached Hong Kong with a delay of 26 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 36 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 11, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-869
Departure
San Francisco, United States
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
N104UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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