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| UNITED AIRLINES BOEING 777-300ER N2748U (MSN 64994) |
“At this time, it is not clear how or when the person accessed the wheel well,” it added.
Local police said in a statement that it was conducting an investigation “regarding a deceased individual discovered on an incoming flight from the mainland this afternoon”. No further details have been released to the public, including the identity of the deceased individual.
Hiding in a plane’s landing gear compartment is the most common method used by stowaways and over 77 per cent of people who have attempted to hitch an illegal ride on an aircraft have died.
2024 has not been a good year for United Airlines.
Local police said in a statement that it was conducting an investigation “regarding a deceased individual discovered on an incoming flight from the mainland this afternoon”. No further details have been released to the public, including the identity of the deceased individual.
Hiding in a plane’s landing gear compartment is the most common method used by stowaways and over 77 per cent of people who have attempted to hitch an illegal ride on an aircraft have died.
2024 has not been a good year for United Airlines.
In March, a series of mechanical failures on a range of aircraft made it a tough week, with five emergency landings in seven days.
Incidents included the plane rolling off the tarmac, losing a tyre after takeoff, and a reported hydraulics fault. A few months later, a United Airlines flight from Boston to Houston was forced to divert to Washington after a “biohazard incident” after a passenger fell ill with crew vomiting.
In November, a flight from Austin to Los Angeles had a disruptive passenger on a United flight. He was filmed kicking a plane seat at least 10 times before being restrained by fellow passengers with zipties and airline seatbelts.
US regulator the Federal Aviation Administration put United under extra scrutiny following the incidents in early 2024. However, in October it concluded there were no significant safety flaws at the airline, which is one of the world’s biggest.
Aircraft Information
Airline: United Airlines
Code: UA/UAL
Incidents included the plane rolling off the tarmac, losing a tyre after takeoff, and a reported hydraulics fault. A few months later, a United Airlines flight from Boston to Houston was forced to divert to Washington after a “biohazard incident” after a passenger fell ill with crew vomiting.
In November, a flight from Austin to Los Angeles had a disruptive passenger on a United flight. He was filmed kicking a plane seat at least 10 times before being restrained by fellow passengers with zipties and airline seatbelts.
US regulator the Federal Aviation Administration put United under extra scrutiny following the incidents in early 2024. However, in October it concluded there were no significant safety flaws at the airline, which is one of the world’s biggest.
Aircraft Information
Airline: United Airlines
Code: UA/UAL
Aircraft: Boeing 787-10
Registration: N12010
Serial Number: 40926
Engines: 2 x Genx-1B
First Flew: 4th December 2019
Age: 5 years
Registration: N12010
Serial Number: 40926
Engines: 2 x Genx-1B
First Flew: 4th December 2019
Age: 5 years
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