UA1535 - Incident: United B739 at Washington on Jun 9th 2026
Created Thursday, Jun 11th 2026 19:16Z, last updated Thursday, Jun 11th 2026 19:16Z
A United Boeing 737-900, registration N69816 performing flight UA-1535 from Washington Dulles,DC to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA) with 179 people on board, was climbing out of Dulles' runway 19L when just before contacting departure the crew indicated they needed a few minutes to troubleshoot an issue. The aircraft was handed off to departure, stopped the climb at 4000 feet. After troubleshooting the crew reported the nose gear had not retracted, they needed to return to Dulles, the crew advised the nose gear was down, no need to declare emergency. The aircraft landed safely on Dulles' runway 19R about 50 minutes after departure.
The FAA reported: "United Airlines Flight 1535 returned safely to Washington Dulles International Airport around 2:05 p.m. local time on Tuesday, June 9, after the pilot reported a nose-gear issue. The Boeing 737-900 was travelling to George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport. The FAA will investigate."
The aircraft was able to depart again and reached Houston with a delay of about 2.5 hours.
Source: The Aviation Herald