{"id":63574,"date":"2024-05-16T01:50:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T20:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=63574"},"modified":"2024-05-16T01:50:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T20:20:54","slug":"united-airlines-787-returned-to-singapore-after-engine-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/united-airlines-787-returned-to-singapore-after-engine-hole\/","title":{"rendered":"United Airlines 787 SFO-bound Flight Returned to Singapore After Hole in Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SINGAPORE-<\/strong> A United Airlines (UA)<\/a> flight bound for San Francisco (SFO) had to return to Singapore (SIN) on Tuesday (May 14, 2024) due to an engine issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

United Flight UA28<\/strong>, operated by a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner<\/a>, ascended to approximately 31,000 feet before the 9-year-old aircraft turned back to Singapore Changi Airport to address the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: By Tom\u00e1s Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – N27957 United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner s\/n 36409, CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=62340180<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

United 787 Return to Singapore<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Flight Radar 24 data, the United flight UA28 took from Singapore <\/a>at 1:36 PM UTC, it was expected to land in San Francisco at 8:55 PM local time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After 30 minutes at around 2:10 PM UTC, the flight crew reported issues with the left engine and contacted Singapore ATC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 2:26 PM UTC, the flight squnk7500 landed back in Singapore at around 3:04 PM UTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in its preliminary report stated that: “The aircraft took off, but shortly after departure, experienced a #1 left engine failure and had to return to the airport. Post-flight inspection uncovered a hole in the left engine cowling and engine case, in Singapore.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flight, which carried 197 passengers and 14 crew members, landed safely, and all passengers disembarked without any issues, confirmed a United Airlines spokesperson to the Chronicle<\/a><\/em>. However, the rest of the journey was canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We’re arranging hotel accommodations and meal vouchers in Singapore for passengers, who will be rebooked on another flight departing Wednesday using a different aircraft,” the spokesperson stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aircraft involved in the incident is a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner registered as N27957. It is 8 8-year-old and 8-month-old jet powered by two General Electric-made GEnX engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United 787 is still grounded in Singapore after almost 30 hours (at the time of publication).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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