{"id":91083,"date":"2025-04-19T02:25:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T20:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=91083"},"modified":"2025-04-19T02:25:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T20:55:09","slug":"united-tokyo-to-newark-flight-with-777-diverted-to-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/united-tokyo-to-newark-flight-with-777-diverted-to-alaska\/","title":{"rendered":"United Tokyo to Newark Flight with 777 Diverted to Alaska"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ANCHORAGE-<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/tag\/united-airlines\/\">United Airlines (UA)<\/a> flight from Tokyo Haneda (HND), Japan, to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) diverted to Anchorage (ANC) on April 18, 2025, amid a technical issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Chicago-based carrier operates a solo daily flight between Newark and Tokyo Haneda with a Boeing 777 fleet. It also has a daily flight to Tokyo Narita (NRT) with 787-9 Dreamliner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1080px-Boeing_777-222_N795UA_United_Airlines_14332204454-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"United Airlines (UA) flight from Tokyo Haneda (HND), Japan, to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) diverted to Anchorage (ANC) on April 18, 2025, amid a technical issue.\" class=\"wp-image-45712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1080px-Boeing_777-222_N795UA_United_Airlines_14332204454-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1080px-Boeing_777-222_N795UA_United_Airlines_14332204454-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1080px-Boeing_777-222_N795UA_United_Airlines_14332204454-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1080px-Boeing_777-222_N795UA_United_Airlines_14332204454-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1080px-Boeing_777-222_N795UA_United_Airlines_14332204454.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: By Alan Wilson &#8211; Boeing 777-222 &#039;N795UA&#039; United Airlines, CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=33925191<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-united-flight-diverted-to-alaska\">United Flight Diverted to Alaska<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to FlightRadar24 data, United flight <strong>UA130<\/strong> took off from Tokyo Haneda at 9:14 UTC. After being airborne for over 7 hours, the crew reported a suspected fuel leak, possibly from the port side of the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following this, the UA flight crew decided to make a diversion to Anchorage, and they landed safely at 17:13 UTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After landing, the pilot shut down Engine No.2 and taxied to the terminal with a single engine, reported <em>BIGJetTV<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turbine Traveler on X shared the details about this incident. He wrote, &#8220;United UA130 from Tokyo Haneda to Newark has diverted to Anchorage due to a fuel leak.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UA130?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UA130<\/a> captured by BigJetTV on the ground at Anchorage moments ago. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HxYfCkHDo0\">pic.twitter.com\/HxYfCkHDo0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Turbine Traveller (@Turbinetraveler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Turbinetraveler\/status\/1913289849873793035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are around 290 passengers and crew members on board the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flight was operated by a <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=777\">Boeing 777-200ER<\/a>, registered as N791UA. Further, it is a 27.7-year-old aircraft powered by Pratt and Whitney PW4000 engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Month, the same aircraft was involved in the leakage-related incident, but it was <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/01\/united-airlines-san-francisco-tokyo-flights-u-turn\/\">water leakage from the cabin ceiling<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/l0qyotpb-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"United Airlines Boeing 777\" class=\"wp-image-65423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/l0qyotpb-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/l0qyotpb-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/l0qyotpb-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/l0qyotpb-50x28.webp 50w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/l0qyotpb-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/l0qyotpb-450x253.webp 450w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/l0qyotpb-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/l0qyotpb.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Cado Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-similar-incident\">Similar Incident<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>United Airlines (UA) Boeing 777-300 aircraft operating as Flight <strong>UA830<\/strong> suffered a midair fuel leak, forcing an emergency landing on March 11, 2024, marking the airline&#8217;s fifth incident in just over a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft departed <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Sydney\">Sydney Airport (SYD)<\/a> for a scheduled 14-hour journey to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) but was forced to return to Sydney approximately two hours into the flight due to what United initially described as a &#8220;maintenance issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flight 830 was carrying 183 passengers and crew members when pilots identified the fuel leak. Following standard emergency procedures, the flight crew immediately initiated a return to Sydney, where the aircraft landed safely. United Airlines confirmed that all passengers &#8220;deplaned normally at the gate&#8221; with no reported injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. Further, follow us on social media for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/aviationa2z\" rel=\"nofollow\">Telegram Group\u00a0<\/a>for the Latest Aviation Updates. 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