CHUBU- Today (July 7, 2024), Chicago-based carrier, United Airlines (UA) flight operated by Boeing 737 from Chubu Nagoya Airport (NGO), Japan to Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (GUM) in Guam made an emergency landing back at Chubu amid a system malfunction.
Further, Japan’s Transport ministry told reporters that there were 44 passengers and six crew onboard the United flight.
United 737 Emergency Landing in Japan
According to Flight Radar 24 data, the United Airlines (UA) flight UA136 took off from Chubu Airport at 2:31 AM UTC. Shortly after takeoff, the flight crew detected some malfunction with one of the Boeing 737 aircraft systems.
Following this, the flight crew decided to make a U-turn back at Chubu and they landed safely at 2:58 AM UTC, just after 27 minutes from its takeoff. The airport closed its runway amid the incident for some time.
United Airlines canceled the flight, however, no damage to the aircraft and no injuries to passengers were reported.
As per planespotters.net, the United Airlines flight UA136 was operated by Boeing 737-800, registered as N77261. Further, it is a 23-year-old aircraft and is powered by CFMI engines.
Similar Incident
A J-Air flight from Aomori International Airport (AOJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) made an emergency landing back at Aomori following an engine fire warning.
The incident, first reported by Bloomberg, occurred on J-Air’s Saturday flight (June 22, 2024).
The airline informed Bloomberg that there were 50 passengers onboard Japan Airlines flight JL2154. After takeoff from Aomori, the flight crew received a warning about a fire in the E170’s left engine.
The flight crew immediately contacted the Aomori Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower to arrange an urgent return to AOJ. Fortunately, no injuries were reported among passengers or ground personnel.
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