Created Thursday, Oct 6th 2022 15:38Z, last updated Thursday, Oct 6th 2022 15:38Z
A United Boeing 767-300, registration N666UA performing flight
UA-928 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 157 passengers and 10 crew, was enroute at FL350 about 580nm northwest of Shannon (Ireland) when the crew decided to turn around and divert to Shannon due to a fuel leak on the upper side of the left hand wing. The aircraft landed safely on Shannon's runway 24 about 80 minutes after the decision to turn around. A runway inspection found no contamination.
A replacement Boeing 767-300 registration N665UA positioned from Newark,NJ (USA) to Shannon, resumed the flight as UA-3039 and is estimated to reach Chicago with a delay of about 24 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Shannon about 24 hours later.
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