Aviation News International – United is facing safety concerns after five major equipment incidents this week, three of which happened in the past two days.
A United Airbus flight out of Chicago O’Hare had to return to the Windy City Saturday due to a maintenance issue, the airline told The Post.
Customers will fly to Salt Lake City on another plane, the airline said.
The incident was just the latest in a string of mishaps for United.
United Flight 821 took off from San Francisco International Airport Friday afternoon headed to Mexico City, but was quickly diverted to Los Angeles “due to an issue with the aircraft’s hydraulic system,” an airline representative told The Post Saturday.
“The flight landed safely and passengers were deplaned normally at the gate,” the representative said.
The Airbus 320’s hydraulic system suffered an issue in one of its three hydraulic units, the airline told NBC Bay Area. The aircraft has multiple systems for redundancy.
The 105 passengers and five crew were evacuated and customers had to travel to their destination on a new aircraft.
The FAA is investigating.
Another United flight Friday saw one of its Boeing aircrafts drift off the runway in Houston after it rolled onto the grass when exiting the taxiway, the FAA said.