Created Saturday, Dec 31st 2022 10:23Z, last updated Saturday, Dec 31st 2022 10:34Z
A United Boeing 787-9, registration N38955 performing flight
UA-839 (dep Dec 29th) from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Sydney,NS (Australia), was enroute at FL380 about 960nm north of Pago Pago (American Samoa) when the crew needed to shut the right hand engine (GEnx) down suspecting an engine oil leak. The aircraft turned south, drifted down to FL200 and diverted to Pago Pago for a safe landing about 2.5 hours later.
United reported a replacement aircraft is being dispatched to Pago Pago from Sydney estimated to land the passengers in Sydney in the morning of New Year's Day Jan 1st 2023 at about 07:15L. The aircraft had diverted to Pago Pago due to a mechanical issue.
A replacement Boeing 787-9 registration N24979 is currently enroute from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Pago Pago estimated to arrive there at about 00:44L (Dec 31st, just east of the date boundary, 11:44Z Dec 31st 2022).
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