United Airlines officials reported another mechanical issue aboard a flight to San Francisco Thursday.
According to officials, United Airlines flight 1816 took off from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport at 5:30 a.m.
Just before landing in SFO at 7:30 a.m. local time, the United Airbus experienced a hydraulic leak. It was able to land safely.
Thursday’s incident was just another in a string of recent mechanical problems on United airplanes.
On Mar. 7, a Japan-bound United flight out of SFO was diverted to Los Angeles after a wheel fell off during takeoff.
Then on Mar. 8, in passengers had to be evacuated from a United Airlines plane in Houston after it rolled off a runway during landing and got stuck in the grass.
Also on Mar. 8, a United flight to Mexico City from SFO was diverted to LAX because of a hydraulics issue.
Last Monday, a United flight headed to SFO from Sydney, Australia had to turn around midflight after fluid was seen spewing out from…