UA971 - Incident: United B78X at Chicago on Jul 3rd 2026

A United Boeing 787-10, registration N16008 performing flight UA-971 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was on approach to Chicago's runway 28R when the crew declared emergency reporting they had potentially lost the brakes on their left hand main gear. They were planning for a normal landing, unclear how long the roll out would be, and requested to be able to taxi without any stop to not need to brake, emergency services should follow them. The aircraft landed safely on runway 28R and taxied to the apron.