Kmxu

It was a very minor delay (30 min), UA 46, IAH-FRA, but due to paperwork. We were ready to depart on time. The pilot made an announcement. The reason for delay on App was due to "preparation." We arrived later due to unavailability of gate at FRA even though the plane landed on time. This was another half hour waiting.

simong

UA840 SYD-LAX July 4th has returned to SYD after a bird strike this morning...

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/new...edium=Facebook

JOSECONLSCREW28

Person who wrote the story must've not known the flight changed to a 787 months ago.

simong

Normally the people who wrote these stories couldn't tell the difference between a Cessna 172 and an A380.

PsiFighter37

I always wonder what 'dumping fuel' entails - it certainly doesn't seem environmentally friendly (yes, I know that people's lives are more important) - just wondering if it literally means they are dropping jet kerosene out of the tanks?

UA_Flyer

I was on the 924. It was a mess. The scheduled departure was 10:10 pm, and they cancelled the flight after 3 am. Some passengers got the cancellation notice on the United APP before captain came on the PA with the official notice. One agent dealing with a sold out flight passengers to arrange rebooking. I waited until GS desk opened at 4:30 am to get my rebooking and hotel room details. Finally got into the hotel at 5:30 am. We got out on the rescheduked flight on July 2nd at 7 pm.

I hate to see what happened to UA 919 on July 2nd. Hope the passengers did not suffer as much as we did.

WineCountryUA

yes --
Wikipedia - Fuel Dumping

uastarflyer

Ah no wonder my ua48 6/30 was a chaotic oversell situation

They were offering $200 voucher during olci and then it left 90 min late due to a broken lav. *A livery PMCO 777.

og

And the Sydney Morning Herald version: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/united-air...04-gpxyy6.html

JOSECONLSCREW28

And 840 is now canceled.

mike1968

Pilot comes on and says, sorry folks we have an issue and will start dumping fuel. We're diverting to X. You'll see what looks like smoke coming off the wings...that,s the feul we need to jettison before we get to X.


Basically a lot of vapor spewing out of little doors from the top of the wings.

My only experience was over Arctic Ocean in 747 when Mr. JApan CEO in 1B decides he has a right to smoke in the lavatory on an F ticket. AFter 2nd time and reserve pilot confronting him as he was berating the purser (pre 9/11)...crew tied him to a seat. Pilot told us we were diverting to ANC and about 9 hours of feul was dumped from pt. barrow down to ANchorage...plumes of white vapor exiting the top of the wings for 45 minutes. Outside of F and C lower deck...no one was told why.

Btw. Landed in ANC. Police storm on board through F door and drag mr CEO from the plane and proceed to take statements from crew and everyone in F. WE refuel and Marshall on to NRT where UA held the flights with the most connects...inc. BKK and we arrived around 2:30am. Global op didn't miss a beat as still plenty of time to RON the plane and get it going for the 7am departure...those we're the days!

IainC

Nine network news here in NSW carried a detailed story tonight on UA 840 bird strike today, complete with passenger's video of fuel dump and photos of what looked like blood stained engine cowling and subsequent photos of engine minus cowling. Follow up interviews of disembarking UA 840 PAX were uniformly extremely positive of UA flight crew for the very professional, reassuring and supportive way in which they handled the ensuing emergency landing. In the end a good outcome to a critical event during take off and kudos to the UA crew for their handling of the situation.

cfischer

UA121 BCN-EWR 764 cancelled due to aircraft maintenance

transportbiz

The written story is all referencing 787. The newscast clip refers to a "triple 7".

Today's media mantra is "better to be first, than to be right".

truncated

Because the inbound UA140 IAD-BCN on 7/3 got delayed 8 hours and eventually cancelled due to maintenance.

Something is not right with the 767 / TATL fleet...