NEW YORK- The Chicago-based carrier, United Airlines (UA), flight from Rome (FCO) to New York (EWR) makes an emergency landing at Paris (CDG), France. The US airline operates two daily flights between Rome and Newark, New York.
Earlier last week, a United Airlines (UA) flight from New York (EWR) to Rome (FCO) lost cabin pressurization after takeoff. The pilots were forced to drop around 30,000 feet in just seven minutes. We will discuss this later in the post.
United Rome to New York Emergency
The reason for this emergency is not known at the time of writing. But it could be anything from technical issues, system failure, onboard medical complications, and even unruly passengers.
Let us establish a flight timeline using the FlightRadar24 data and find out where it went wrong.
United Airlines flight UA509 took off from Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (FCO) in Rome at around 11:36 AM UTC. The flight reported some issues onboard after being airborne for almost one hour and 40 minutes.
The flight was above the Bay of Biscay when it declared an emergency. Subsequently, the pilot decided to land at Paris (CDG). After making a shorter holding pattern, the flight landed safely at Paris (CDG) at around 2:23 PM UTC.
The flight remained airborne for almost two hours and 45 Minutes. The aircraft involved in the incident is a Boeing 777-200ER, registered as N788UA. Further, it is a 26.2-year-old aircraft and is powered by two Pratt and Whitney PW4090 engines.
More details are awaited regarding this incident, and we will keep you posted.
Pressurization Issues on Same Route
On September 13, 2023, United Airlines flight UA510 took off from Newark Liberty Int’l Airport (EWR) at around 1:20 AM UTC. The flight suffered a cabin pressurization loss after being airborne for almost 50 minutes.
On September 13, 2023, United Airlines flight UA510 took off from Newark Liberty Int’l Airport (EWR) at around 1:20 AM UTC. The flight suffered a cabin pressurization loss after being airborne for almost 50 minutes.
The flight landed safely back at EWR at around 4:22 PM UTC.
The aircraft involved in the incident is a Boeing 777-200ER, registered as N786UA. Further, it is 26.5 years old and is powered by a Pratt and Whitney PW4000 Engine.
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