The flight, UA 35, bound for Osaka, Japan, lost a tire during takeoff at San Francisco International Airport on Thursday. The landing gear tire fell to the ground, damaging several parked vehicles at the airport. (Credit: CALI PLANES/ YouTube)
A United Airlines Boeing 777-300 plane was forced to turn around midflight after suffering what the airline says was a “maintenance issue” following takeoff from Sydney, reports say.
The plane carrying 167 passengers and 16 crew members was heading to San Francisco on Monday before it returned to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport in Australia, according to media reports. The incident is the latest affecting Boeing planes in recent weeks.
A video captured by an aviation enthusiast appeared to show fluid leaking from the wheel area of United Airlines Flight 830 during takeoff. The plane was then greeted on the tarmac by fire crews when it came back to Sydney.
Data from FlightAware indicates the plane was traveling over the Pacific…
