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United Airlines’ Boeing 777 from Brussels Airport to Chicago O’Hare returns to Brussels

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Today’s United Airlines flight UA973 from Brussels to Chicago was forced to return to Brussels Airport after a technical issue.

The Boeing 777-200ER registered N791UA took off at 08:41 (UTC+0). One hour and 30 minutes into the flight (above Northern Ireland), the pilots turned for three holdings and then headed back to their departure airport for a safe landing about 3 hours after the initial take-off. The flight was cancelled. The reason for the technical issue is unknown.

The Boeing 777 landing back at Brussels Airport

© Thibault Lapers

Forum discussion: http://www.aviation24.be/forums/viewtopic.php?p=356222#p356222

This post was published on 27 September 2017 16:07

Bart Noëth

Working for 25 years in the aviation industry, I changed my career and became a firefighter/EMT in 2021. I like to spend my free time with my two sons, girlfriend, family and friends. I love to travel, wine and dine and support my favourite football squad KV Mechelen. Once an Ironman 70.3 finisher and dreaming of completing a full distance.

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