United Airlines Boeing plane turns around midflight due to ‘maintenance issue’: reports
United Airlines Flight 830 was heading from Sydney to San Francisco
WATCH: United Airlines flight bound for Japan loses tire on takeoff
The flight, UA 35, bound for Osaka, Japan, lost a tire during takeoff at San Francisco International Airport on Thursday. The landing gear tire fell to the ground, damaging several parked vehicles at the airport. (Credit: CALI PLANES/ YouTube)
A United Airlines Boeing 777-300 plane was forced to turn around midflight after suffering what the airline says was a "maintenance issue" following takeoff from Sydney, reports say.
The plane carrying 167 passengers and 16 crew members was heading to San Francisco on Monday before it returned to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport in Australia, according to media reports. The incident is the latest affecting Boeing planes in recent weeks.
A video captured by an aviation enthusiast appeared to show fluid leaking from the wheel area of United Airlines Flight 830 during takeoff. The plane was then greeted on the tarmac by fire crews when it came back to Sydney.
Data from FlightAware indicates the plane was traveling over the Pacific Ocean before turning around and arriving back in Sydney about two hours later.
A Boeing Dreamliner aircraft operated by United Airlines takes off from Sydney in November 2021. (Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
United Airlines did not immediately respond to a request for comment from FOX Business on Wednesday.
The airline has not disclosed the nature of what it has described in media reports as a "maintenance issue."
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Those on board the plane reportedly were given overnight accommodations and rebooked for a flight to San Francisco the next day.
UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT BOUND FOR JAPAN LOSES TIRE AFTER TAKEOFF IN SAN FRANCISCO
United Flight 35 was redirected to Los Angeles International Airport and landed safely after losing a tire shortly after takeoff from San Francisco. (Fox 2 / Fox News)
The incident happened the same day that at least 50 people were injured when a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner experienced a "strong movement" on a flight to New Zealand.
"The plane dipped so dramatically into a nose dive for a couple of seconds and around 30 people hit the ceiling hard," said Daniel, one passenger on board that aircraft, according to the New Zealand Herald.
Last Thursday, a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 lost a wheel while taking off from San Francisco on a flight to Japan and had to land in Los Angeles.
A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 skidded off the runway Friday after landing in Houston. (KHOU)
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The tire that fell off damaged several parked cars at San Francisco International Airport.