Created Saturday, Mar 9th 2024 16:09Z, last updated Saturday, Mar 9th 2024 16:09Z
A United Airbus A320-200, registration N485UA performing flight
UA-821 from San Francisco,CA (USA) to Mexico City (Mexico) with 105 passengers and 5 crew, was enroute at FL370 about 460nm southeast of Los Angeles,CA (USA) in Mexican Airspace when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Los Angeles reporting a hydraulic failure. The aircraft descended to FL360 and landed safely on Los Angeles' runway 25L about 80 minutes after turning around.
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration N478UA reached Mexico City with a delay of about 5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Los Angeles about 16 hours after landing.
The airline reported it was only an issue with one of the three hydraulic systems on board.
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