United Airlines Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing as Fluid Spotted Leaking from Landing Gear

TOPSHOT-US-ACCIDENT-AVIATION-BOEING — TOPSHOT - A person walks past a Boeing 737 MAX 8 for United Airlines parked at Renton Municipal Airport adjacent to Boeing's factory in Renton, Washington, on January 25, 2024. Alaska Airlines said Thursday it expects a $150 million hit from the Boeing 737 MAX grounding, which will limit its capacity growth in 2024. The airline, which executed an emergency landing on a MAX on January 5 following the mid-flight blowout of a panel on the jet, disclosed the estimates in a securities filing, saying capacity growth will be "at or below the lower end" of its prior estimate.
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A United Airlines flight departing from Sydney was forced to make an emergency landing amidst calls of distress.

The plane was heading toward San Franciso when hydraulic fluid was seen spilling from the sky. Pilots turned the plane back around for Australia after reaching 30,000 feet and continuing the flight for roughly two hours.

"On approach, the landing gear compartment doors could be seen wide open, as well as smoke coming from one of the tires on the right-hand side of the aircraft," according to AirLive.

A United Airlines spokesperson spoke with GB News and said, "On Monday, March 11, United flight 830 from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to San Francisco International Airport returned to Sydney due to a maintenance issue." 50 passengers were injured after LATAM Airlines Boeing 787 dropped abruptly while in the air, reported GB News.

People aboard the aircraft were sent flying across the cabin, leaving several bleeding and with broken bones on a flight from Sydney to Auckland.

"The plane landed safely, and passengers deplaned normally at the gate. We are providing accommodation overnight for passengers and rebooking them to San Francisco tomorrow."

The plane apparently "froze" before losing complete control. Earlier this month, a Boeing 737 saw its' engine explode into flames mid-air, prompting another emergency landing.

This is just the latest example in a long list of problems for manufacturing company Boeing.

A former Boeing employee, responsible for ringing the alarm on the firm's production standards was found dead on Saturday.

John Barnett allegedly died from a "self-inflicted" wound on March 9, following evidence he provided in a whistleblower lawsuit.

In January, Boeing reportedly owned up to a mid-flight door blowing off its' hinges on an Alaska Airlines flight.

New MH370 documents state, 'pilot intended to make a plane disappear forever,' as it headed from Portland, Oregon to Ontario, California, carrying 177 passengers, including crew, when it lost a substantial amount of fuel just 35 minutes into the flight.

The airline claimed it would "temporarily" ground all 65 of its 737 Max 9 aircraft while it investigates the aircraft issues.

That number soon turned to 170, with regulators emphasizing the importance of passenger safety, "not speed," as they determine how soon they return to the skies.