Consolidated "United SYD/MEL Flight Delays or Cancellations" Thread [2013]
Jan 10, 2013, 11:46 am
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Consolidated "United SYD/MEL Flight Delays or Cancellations" Thread [2013]
[moderator edit] This thread is the 2013 continuation of http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ad-2012-a.html
Anyone know why 839 (LAX-SYD) was cancelled last night (1/9/13)? I see they have a added flight from LAX-SYD tonight.
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Jan 10, 2013, 6:22 pm
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839 delayed again
1/10 flight 839 currently delayed until 11:45 pm. Ugh I'm gonna have an ulcer
Jan 10, 2013, 7:29 pm
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I am flying UA 839 Monday 14 jan - wonder sometimes why I put myself to the stress of flying on United.
My daughter and son in law were on that flight today 11th now accommodated on tomorrow's 870.
Have not heard if they are sending an extra 747 over here or not.
There will be very angry pax at Sydney if one of tomorrow's services to the USA are cancelled and they get offloaded for another day or two.
My daughter and son in law were on that flight today 11th now accommodated on tomorrow's 870.
Have not heard if they are sending an extra 747 over here or not.
There will be very angry pax at Sydney if one of tomorrow's services to the USA are cancelled and they get offloaded for another day or two.
Jan 10, 2013, 8:26 pm
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Jan 11, 2013, 1:14 am
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UA 839 LAX-SYD on Jan 9 returned to LAX ...
About five hours after take off. Anyone know why?
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/U...615Z/KLAX/KLAX
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/U...615Z/KLAX/KLAX
Jan 11, 2013, 1:24 am
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That's kind of close to the go/no go to Hawaii, so I'm thinking it was mechanical or medical.
United Cargo is calling it "Operations"
United Cargo is calling it "Operations"
Jan 11, 2013, 2:03 am
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Maintenance issue?
0839/09JAN
N LAX/LX AIRCRAFT SERVICING
F LAX/ETD 1040P L00.25 AIRCRAFT SERVICING
P LAX/FRO 418A
P SYD/ETA 0000A
P SYD/OUT 937A E00.03 ☨
P SYD/OFF 954A
P MEL/ON 1102A
P MEL/IN 1113A E00.07 ☨
D HDQ/LAX SYD PROT UNDER GG CNI UDA
DID U USE FLT SKED ORIGIN DTE☨
DID U USE FLT SKED ORIGIN DTE
SKED LAX ORIG 1015P GTD 77 SHIP 8417
SYD 750A 940A 2 GTA HOLD GTD 51 SHIP 8420
MEL 1120A TERM 2 GTA HOLD
0839/09JAN
N LAX/LX AIRCRAFT SERVICING
F LAX/ETD 1040P L00.25 AIRCRAFT SERVICING
P LAX/FRO 418A
P SYD/ETA 0000A
P SYD/OUT 937A E00.03 ☨
P SYD/OFF 954A
P MEL/ON 1102A
P MEL/IN 1113A E00.07 ☨
D HDQ/LAX SYD PROT UNDER GG CNI UDA
DID U USE FLT SKED ORIGIN DTE☨
DID U USE FLT SKED ORIGIN DTE
SKED LAX ORIG 1015P GTD 77 SHIP 8417
SYD 750A 940A 2 GTA HOLD GTD 51 SHIP 8420
MEL 1120A TERM 2 GTA HOLD
Jan 11, 2013, 6:18 am
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The on board announcement was air conditioning and Hawaii could not fix problem. Spoke to passenger last night at LAX.
Jan 11, 2013, 6:43 am
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These friggin' 747s limp back and forth across the Pacific like the Memphis Belle. Every day a crapshoot.
Jan 11, 2013, 7:59 am
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Must have been mechanical. The flight cancelled, which meant 840 SYD to LAX today cancelled also. But Thursday night they sent 2 747s out of LAX and one from SFO to SYD, so there will be 3 planes coming back tonight.
Jan 11, 2013, 8:23 am
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Did you not see my comment on the AC going out? Like I said I was sitting and talking with some people last night at gate 74 and the in-flight announcement was the AC and Hawaii was not an option. Any further insight besides mechanical?
Jan 11, 2013, 8:58 am
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About five hours after take off. Anyone know why?
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/U...615Z/KLAX/KLAX
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/U...615Z/KLAX/KLAX
Jan 11, 2013, 12:36 pm
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Everyone looked at Flightaware and missed the obvious? Look at the altitudes, this flight never got above 24,000, which is well below the typical altitudes flown. I'm guessing there was a pressurization problem. Compare to UAL863, but the point is that 24,000 is a low cruising altitude, even at full weight.
Jan 11, 2013, 12:47 pm
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But at 24000 ft, wouldn't the oxygen masks be deployed? After all, Mount Everest is about 25000 feet and they use oxygen there. Could the low altitude be in use in order to burn off more fuel so they could land?
Jan 11, 2013, 1:52 pm
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Low altitudes like this for US-SYD flights are not uncommon during the first periods of flight. FL240 is lower than normal, but not overly. eg, on the 7th of Jan the same flight stayed at FL260 for the majority of the first 4 hours of flight.