Posted on 03/18/2024 7:48:41 PM PDT by libh8er
A United Airlines flight bound for Japan had to return to the gate at San Francisco International Airport on Monday due to a mechanical issue with the plane.
The incident marks at least the 10th of its kind involving the U.S. airline in the past two weeks.
Flight UA35 was scheduled to depart for Osaka at 12:05 p.m. After taxiing on the runway for more than an hour, the plane — a Boeing 777-200ER — returned to the gate, and passengers and crew deplaned around 1:45 p.m.
Belinda Pitco, a passenger onboard the flight, told the Chronicle that the pilot announced that “the right engine is not working,” without offering any additional information.
A spokesperson for United Airlines said in a statement, “We don’t have details to share right now.” They also provided a link to a website for passengers to monitor the flight’s status.
A message there read, “Our maintenance team needs more time to service your plane. Right now, we’re expecting a 4:30pm departure. If this changes, we’ll keep you updated. We apologize for this travel disruption and appreciate your continued patience.”
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Far too many coincidences.
Almost all of these issues are:
Older Boeing aircraft
Operated by United
Out of San Francisco
Is it incompetence from the DIE-infected United Airlines, or is it sabotage?
Too much diversity brings calamity.
nded before flight so I’d say there was at least some competence at work.
Yes, it’s a conspiracy.
This is getting ridiculous. Airliners often have to return due to mechanical issues, and they always have. How many people died this time?
Why post this stuff?
I have a good friend that works in engine maintenance for United at SFO. He’s no fool, he’s a fanatical high-end mechanic, and he hasn’t mentioned any DEI nonsense when he talks about work.
I agree.
“ Why post this stuff?”
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Excellent question.
libh8er - thanks for posting
The right engine no worky, we so sorry. We go back to terminal now. But the good part is we didn't take off with a bad engine! Thank you for flying United!
Diversity is our Achilles heal. I prefer no diversity at all.
As Rudyard Kipling put it:
This was my father's belief And this is also mine: Let the corn be all one sheaf-- And the grapes be all one vine.
Why does anybody besides DIEhard enthusiasts fly United?
Why is this news? GEEZ...happens all the time with any jet or any company. Just being safe!
They want to shake public confidence in air travel among the public with sensationalism. The facts are that accident rates per 100,000 hours of air travel have never been better than today.
We are being played.
How many times a day do they abort or cancel departure take offs for mechanical issues while the aircraft is on the runway, preparing to take off?
United’s San Francisco’s base has a ‘very diversified’ workforce.
yeah - with almost all of these (except for the twit that flipped the seat switch which is NOT a Boeing problem) coming out of San Fransisco Airport and I believe United Airlines this sounds more like sabotage than defects.
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