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UA Denver Smoke in Cockpit
What: United Airlines flight from Pittsburgh to Denver Where: emergency landing in Moline, Illinois When: June 4 2009, 8:00 a.m Who: 67 passengers 4 crew Why: The pilot reported smoke in the cockpit and electrical problems, and requested an emergency landing. The landing proceeded safely and no fire was found. »
United Hydraulics Failure over Pittsburgh
What: United Flight 615 en route from Washington DC to Chicago O’Hare Where: Pittsburgh When: landed at 12:51 May 22, 2009 Who: 119 on board including Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers Why: After a hydraulic system failure was announced, the crew announced there would... »
United Airlines Emergency Landing in Indianapolis
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Art Brett What: United Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Baltimore MD to Chicago O’Hare,IL Where: Runway 23 Right at Indianapolis International Airport When: May 15, 7:15 am Who: 140 people aboard. Why: While en route to Chicago, the 757 cockpit filled with smoke... »
Smoke on Boeing…
Pictured: UA Boeing 767-322 Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Daniel Nicholson What: United Airlines Boeing 767 en route from London to Washington D.C. Where: Bangor International Airport When: Wednesday April 1 Who: 178 passengers Why: When the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit, the plane was granted permission to... »
United Airlines Emergency Landing in Louisville
Click to view full size image at http://airliners.net Contact Photographer Danny Fritsche What: United Airlines regional Embraer jet n845hk en route from Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia to Lambert-St. Louis International Where: Louisville International Airport When: Tuesday afternoon 2:20 p.m. Who: 35 passengers and 4 crew members were on board Why: After smoke... »
United Emergency Landing in SD
What: United Airlines flight en route to Chicago Where: Sioux Falls When: 9:00 Wednesday jan 14 Who: 35 passengers No injuries Why: The plane experienced mechanical failure after takeoff ( Reportedly, a flap on the plane wouldn’t go back down after takeoff) and landed back at the Sioux Falls Airport »
United successful Belly Landing at O’Hare
What: The United Express flight 7164, en route from O’Hare bound for South Bend Where: O’Hare Airport When: Monday night Dec 15 Who: 28 passengers and 4 crew members Why: The plane was about to land in South Bend but instead, circled the airport and returned to Chicago because of a landing gear problem.... »
UA Emergency Landing in Shannon
What: United Airlines flight 952 en route from Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C. to Frankfurt in Germany Where: emergency landing at Shannon Airport. Shannon Airport is reducing from 280 staff to being manned by skeleton staff of fewer than five Aer Lingus ground personnel; but emergency services were deployed. When: Friday October 17... »
Queasy Stomachs Land at O’Hare
What: United Airlines Flight 167 en route to Los Angeles from Boston Where: diverted to O’Hare International Airport When: Wednesday 8:37 p.m Who: 138 people were on board. Why: When about a dozen passengers became sick during a flight, the flight was diverted to O’Hare and an EMS Plan 2 was called which sent... »
Hong Kong flight Grounded In Chicago
What: United Airlines Flight 895 Boeing 747 bound for Hong Kong Where: emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport When: Saturday 5:27 p.m Who: 323 passengers and 18 crew members Why: One hour into the flight to Hong Kong, the pilot experienced unspecified problems with a temperature probe, and rerouted it back to O’Hare. »
