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UA219 - Incident: United B78X enroute on Nov 4th 2026

Created Thursday, Nov 5th 2026 16:31Z, last updated Thursday, Nov 5th 2026 16:31Z

A United Boeing 787-10, registration N12003 performing flight UA-219 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Honolulu,HI (USA), was enroute at FL360 about 360nm west of Chicago when the crew descended the aircraft to FL190 and returned to Chicago. The aircraft landed safely on Chicago's runway 27C about 2:10 hours after departure.

A passenger reported the captain announced a cracked starboard windshield.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Chicago about 22 hours after landing back.

Source: The Aviation Herald

UA219 around Nov 4, 2026

From Airportia's flight history: UA219 ORD–HNL in the days around the story. Local times; on time means less than 15 minutes late.

DateDepartureArrivalStatus
Thu, Nov 509:4113:35En-Route
Wed, Nov 4 story10:1414:27Unknown
Tue, Nov 310:0814:35Landed
Mon, Nov 209:5614:57Landed Late
Mon, Nov 209:1514:27Delayed
Sun, Nov 109:3914:39Landed
Sat, Oct 3111:2514:57Delayed
Fri, Oct 3010:3914:03Landed

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