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NBC by  Sergio Quintana March 11, 2024   

United Airlines has been dealing with a series of issues with its flights over the last couple of weeks

An investigation is underway after another United Airlines jet, bound for SFO, had to turn around midflight because of a mechanical issue — it’s the sixth United flight in the last week and half to encounter problems. Sergio Quintana reports.

An investigation is underway after another United Airlines jet, bound for SFO, had to turn around midflight because of a mechanical issue.

Just 10 seconds after flight 830 from Sydney to San Francisco took the air, video by plane spotter New York Aviation got clear images of fluid spewing from the plane -- it looks like it was coming from the rear right landing gear.

The crew of the Boeing 777-300 jet continued over the ocean for a while before turning around.

Video from a passenger shows the crew dumping fuel before landing.

The plane landed safely back at the airport in Sydney, with no injuries, but a lot of questions. 

United Airlines has been dealing with a series of issues with its flights over the last couple of weeks. But this incident in Sydney is now the third involving a technical issue with one of its planes in just the last few days.

More: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/united-flight-sfo-mechanical-issue/3478835/

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Rooting around a bit, I learned that UAL ordered and received 777-300ER, the extended range version that replaced the 777-300. The most recent 777-300ER delivered to any airline was in 2022. So this plane is well over a year old at newest. IOW, this was probably a maintenance issue.
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