Posted 3/13/2024, 1:02:00 PM
United Flight Turns Back to Sydney After Fluid Leak
- United Airlines Flight 830, a Boeing 777-300, turned around midflight from Sydney to San Francisco due to a reported "maintenance issue"
- Video showed fluid leaking from the wheel area during takeoff; the plane returned to Sydney about 2 hours later
- 167 passengers and 16 crew members were on board; they received overnight accommodations and were rebooked
- Incident happened the same day 50 people were injured when a LATAM 787-9 "dipped dramatically" during flight to New Zealand
- Occurred after recent United incidents involving a 777-200 losing a wheel in San Francisco and a 737 MAX 8 skidding off the runway in Houston