A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after fuel began leaking from the landing gear.
The plane took off from Sydney but on its way to San Francisco, hydraulic fluid was seen spilling from the sky.
The flight continued for almost two hours, reaching 30,000 feet before the pilots turned back to Australia.
Passengers were removed from the United Airlines Boeing 777-300 flight and were given hotel rooms overnight before new travel arrangements were made the next day.
A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after fuel began leaking from the landing gear
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Emergency services were on hand when the aircraft landed.
According to AirLive, “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”.
The incident is the latest in a catalogue of issues with manufacturing firm Boeing.
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