UA363 EWR-HNL Diverted to SFO March 29, 2024
Mar 31, 2024 | 9:55 am
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There are too many variables for us to figure it out from what we know.
Mar 31, 2024 | 11:05 am
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The USAF flies B-52s, KC-135s and various other fleets that are at or near 60 years old. I would have no problem flying on any UA plane, no matter how old.
Mar 31, 2024 | 11:12 am
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+1 - I remember when I first started really flying I would always look at the date plate as I was boarding and most of the times the plane (usually a DC9, 727, MD80) I was flying that was older than I was at the time. Somehow I always found that reassuring- but at my age now it would not be...
Mar 31, 2024 | 11:13 am
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yes I was on this flight! First the flight was delayed by an hour due to a fuel pressure light not working. Maintenance came on and fixed it supposedly. Then when we were about 4/5 hours away from Hawaii one of the fuel pumps went out and we had to divert our flight to land in San Francisco. We then switched flights to a 4 pm flight UA3023
Mar 31, 2024 | 11:32 am
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Mar 31, 2024 | 11:49 am
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Mar 31, 2024 | 11:56 am
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Mar 31, 2024 | 12:16 pm
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So no talking about the multiple United mechanical issues on Flyertalk? Another one today. But let's ignore until someone dies?
Flight 2152 Houston to Fort Lauderdale returned back to Houston after a 'loose cabin door handle' shortly after take off...
Flight 2152 Houston to Fort Lauderdale returned back to Houston after a 'loose cabin door handle' shortly after take off...
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Mar 31, 2024 | 12:21 pm
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Consolidated cancelled/delayed domestic flights [2024]
Consolidated delayed/cancelled international flights (2024)
Mar 31, 2024 | 12:40 pm
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There are existing threads where these issues can be discussed:
Consolidated cancelled/delayed domestic flights [2024]
Consolidated delayed/cancelled international flights (2024)
Consolidated cancelled/delayed domestic flights [2024]
Consolidated delayed/cancelled international flights (2024)
Mar 31, 2024 | 12:46 pm
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Some threads about a specific mechanical issue have previously been merged there or elsewhere. I'd argue that a mechanical usually results in a delay, cancellation, diversion, etc., and would fit the scope of these threads.
Mar 31, 2024 | 1:10 pm
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There is no denying the slightest MX event is getting more visibility. The question in my mind is if this rate of MX out of the norm. Remember generally 15% of flight are typically delayed usually due MX or WX, and out of 4,500 daily flights we have not normally had posts on every MX in the past. The publicly available numbers are not normally available until 6-8 weeks after the end of the month. BTS is still report December 2023. And no word on FAA investigation but the FAA investigation suggests they are asking these questions (but the FAA is likely hyper sensitivity and perhaps new report drive given the recent history).
Mar 31, 2024 | 1:56 pm
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Mar 31, 2024 | 2:16 pm
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We use existing threads because trying to cook up hysteria with single reports of issues without context of the 5000 flights that occurred today without issues is repetitive and uninteresting to most of us who fly.
invariably these cooks conflate issues of airframe , design, build,maintenance , ATC , procedures in these threads.
But, to be fair , the critical parts of these missions are one way. Maybe we should insist on new airframes for round trip flights?
invariably these cooks conflate issues of airframe , design, build,maintenance , ATC , procedures in these threads.
The USAF flies B-52s, KC-135s and various other fleets that are at or near 60 years old. I would have no problem flying on any UA plane, no matter how old.
Mar 31, 2024 | 2:44 pm
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For all the talk about the age of B-52s... they barely fly.
United has 787s with more hours already than the life limit of the B-52H, and their dispatch reliability (to use an airline term) is eye-wateringly poor. There really is no comparison.
United has 787s with more hours already than the life limit of the B-52H, and their dispatch reliability (to use an airline term) is eye-wateringly poor. There really is no comparison.