United flight diverts to Denver after wing starts to break
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- Опубліковано 19 лют 2024
- A United flight heading from San Francisco to Boston had to divert to Denver because of an issue with the wing. FOX31's Ashley Michels speaks with a passenger who captured video.
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Why are the news so afraid to mention the aircraft type and manufacturer name!? We all know it's a Boeing plane! What's the fear?
😂😂😂, I know, right? I was hoping it was a max when I saw the thumbnail 😂
I noticed that as well. 🤔
The newscaster didn’t know and probably didn’t think the brand was important.
@@blipco5 The newscaster didn't know!? So they're able to figure out the airline and the flight number, but not the aircraft type? Sounds like bullocks to me. They were probably instructed NOT TO reveal that information. There's no other way around it.
@@philhenderson3516 So the local news is in cahoots with Boeing?
It was United flight #354 and aircraft was a Boeing 757-200.
I figured that.
Good look; I was preparing to go digging.
Don't know about this particular plane but 757-200 were last made 20 years ago. Oldest ones still flying are 36-37 years old.
N57111
She's an oldie, delivered to Continental Airlines December 1994.
@@thud9797 but a goodie
I love how reporters know absolutely nothing about aviation! It’s not the wing. It’s the slat. Do some research.
It's not just aviation. Most reporters couldn't pass a kindergarten IQ test 😆
Exactly! The wing is coming apart... lol! I'd the wing come apart that passenger would be missing in action
Yea, the jet crash in Naples, Florida.... the news said the JET may have run out of GAS. (fyi jets run on jet-fuel, not gas).
And, the wheel fell off the United 777 in San Francisco, the news kept calling it a tire.
They are the WORST.
because most people don't know what a slat is.
however, if your lead in is a WING coming off the plane, viewership, and subsequently, revenue, are through the roof.
not a mention of what type of aircraft this was- terrible news reporting
767
Boeing of course, which other planes fall apart, only junk Boeing.
Lame
It's a Boeing 757.
@@timmy-wj2hc it was most likely a bird strike, boeing is probably in the clear for this one
I'll bet that flap although it had some damage to the top edge still deployed back and forth perfectly. They aren't that fragile for gosh sakes.
Sounds like something, Ed Clark might have said. When slats are concerned it could be a big problem. Looks like the damage has been there awhile. Walk around inspections are supposed to be done before the plane takes off, I always thought.
Looks like a bird strike. You can see the impact damage on the leading edge. Maybe would have a slightly higher landing speed than normal but I don’t think there was any real danger. He clearly said it happened right after take off so I don’t think it was missed on inspection
Before you ask, yes I am a licensed aircraft engineer
@@pleasemisguideme345 You would think an impact with a bird would be felt. The location of the damage makes me dubious about a "bird strike". Brings to mind, Aloha Flight 243. "Walk around" inspection did not notice cracks in the fuselage of that plane but a "passenger" did. Then 20ft of the top half of the fuselage blew off during the flight.
These news channels insist on interviewing the biggest cry babies.
@@zsigzsag They aren't normally felt, unless they go into the one of the engines.
Maybe it wasn't such a hot idea to elevate the professions of lawyers and actors/actresses while at the same time deprecating engineers and scientists...
You will the internet today with this comment.
You're saying this of a Boeing airplane that demonstrated continued safe flight after impact midflight with an unknown object, likely a bird (an event known as a bird strike).
Are you ok?
What?
Not sure who you are accusing of 'elevating lawyers and actors'. I didn't. Nobody I know is deprecating engineers and scientists. Nobody at all.
@@Yosetime As an engineer with 30+ years of industry I understand his point and agree with it.
Not life-threatening, but that is impact damage from something.
Bird strike?
Never mind, posted this before finishing the video.
The damage to the slats didn't seem to cause any issues besides increasing drag/vibration.
If it interup thae air flow significant enough, the plane will be off balance and bye bye birdy.
right
Wing did not start to break. Dumb headline.
I hate it when the press does that...sensationalism for views, add revenue etc.
Thats not the wing it's the right hand inboard leading edge device aka slat. Most caused by delamination to to Kevlar composite material
Wing starts to break?
Now that is some bone headed commentary there!!
Leave it to these news channels to do such shallow reporting.
It looks like there was something under the slat that created some damage to the skin on the wing under the slat. Possibly pushing the slat out upon retraction and causing the slat to fail and create the damage on the upper portion of the leading edge of the wing. Either that or they had a pterodactyl strike!!! From the video, there doesn't appear to be any evidence of a bird strike.
If it happened in the middle of the flight, how could it be a bird strike? How many birds fly at 38,000 feet?
Another thing that's strange about this report is that these slats aren't extended at 38K ft. Only for take-off and landing.
It didn't, it happened on takeoff. They kept going and diverted to Denver where United has a hub so they can dispatch another plane.
1,345
Those surfaces are very solid. It had to get hit by something to break like that.
*Unless it's a Boeing.*
Or wasn't inspected properly pre flight...
Looks like the honeycone core were delamenating. Apparently these slats were not made from metal bonded structure.
The odd thing is small pieces of the slat have broken away but there is damage to the front edge of the wing like something has impacted it maybe a birdstrike but it would seem to be to high up in the air for that to happen? UAP? or just a eco-friendly plane biodegrading?
That is damage to a leading edge slat that probably happened because of water intrusion into the composite panel.
Nope, those look more like gremlins chewing marks 🤫
what plane is that?
😮🙏 United flight lost a wheel after taking off from a runway on Thursday / 7thMar2024 from SFO too ... It was a Boeing 787 Dreamliner ...
They flew almost 700 miles more and Utah airport couldn't accommodate to land. Gutsy move.
They could've went all the way to Boston with no issues. It was just the slat. Not a big deal at all.
In a world full of lawyers, they have to act like they care and divert.
The slats not the wing
It is not catastrophic at all. The wing did not come apart. The slat is a separate piece that extends forward of the leading edge. It is not a structural component.
The slats are made of composites, they're very light weight, but extra strong, It's very rare for that to happen, it must have been a birdstrike to cause that much damage.
Not the wing, it's SLATS, which enlarge the wing when you're at lower speeds and altitudes to give the plane more lift. At cruising altitude and speed this isn't really an issue unless the slats move and extend or retract on their own or break free from the actuator motors and fittings. While it certainly looks alarming and definitely calls for maintenance investigation to determine if this is a United, Boeing or a third party build/maintenance issue. The fact it's happened on United 2 weeks ago, with all that's going on today, kinda says to me, ANY ISSUE with a plane needs to be investigated starting with maintenance.
"Experts tell us it DID make it to denver"
why do you need an expert it shows the flight path right behind you
Amazing.. people just need to freak out about anything. It's only a leading edge slat.
DEI standards have been in place since 1964 ...this isnt anything new, so DEI has nothing to do with it. DOnt care who the aircraft maker is, wings and slats, dont just break...that was hit with a good impact ...did you all not see the Airbus batteries that caught fire mid flight? All makers are having issues...
That can be very critical situation.
Ice damage?
Sad when ignorance makes an incident like a possible bird strike into wing is falling apart. That was a smooth landing with the wing falling off
Some Duct Tape Should Fix That Damage Right Up, Then the Plane Can Go Up and Then Down Really Fast.
Gorilla glue.
@PHN-2024, Speed Tape, no duct tape on airplanes.
believe it or not but airliners are patched with tape all the time. look up "speed tape"
Minor damage. The wing, the important part, was fine. The slat was messed up. Much ado about nothing.
Yea, what the news media is best at... making a big deal out of absolutely nothing.
Wheels falling off and wings smashed 💯😟
That's a slat, not the wing. Not structural. Not that big a deal. Leading edge damage probably from a strike of some sort.
I hope the wing fuel tanks are ok, lol.
Jesus Christ! What the hell is going on with Boeing? There have been at least five incidents in the last two months.
The DEI person that inspected the wings said, Everything is fine
Probably never even looked up from his phone.
I'm beginning to believe that the old saying "You're more likely to get into a car accident than a plane accident" may become downgraded to "You're more likely to survive a car accident than a plan accident". Lots of weird stuff going on lately with structural problems with airplanes. Both private and commercial. Kind of scary. Luckily I'm too poor now to afford a plane ticket to anywhere. lol
I think that whole slat could have fallen off and it would have flown fine.
It's just the slat. Not a big deal.
united has been on the news a lot lately the tire, wing damage, skidding off runway. What's next 👀
Hydraulic failure and emergency landing at LAX last night.
Bird strike on take-off? Only time they'd have that wing slat extended AFAIK.
Its not the wing! It's the slat delaminating.
I wouldn’t panic over that little bit of wing wtf
How much did these people get paid to go on the news and say it wasn't that bad.
A lot of speculation.. who signed off on this, and the slat behind the dropped one looks pretty questionable. Whose autoclave are they using Betty Crocker?
Ashley, Why must to have to hold that Tablet ?
The friendly skies of united 😅...I still remember United assaulting a doctor who refused to give up his seat, breaking his teeth and dragging him off the plane
That was just so unnecessary!
The worst airline ever…. Treated customer like a shit
It’s dangerous to have these people up here in the sky with so many manufacturing issues.
Its the Boeing 757 200.
They probably should have landed in Salt Lake even though that's not a hub. Risky pushing the flight to Denver just to save some money. Wings need to be clean to fly safely.
@Consultant22, It would be better to land at Salt lake City, Not good to land in Salt lake!
Well looks like it all worked out, so I guess you don't know what you're talking about.
THAT IS NOT THE WING...!!! iT'S ONLTYTHE WING SLAT.
Brought to you by the law firm of DeWengs/Luke/Ratnaud
I’d need new shorts after that.
Plywood is cheaper, but there's a downside.
Not a big deal...
Network news is so hungry for a headline, that they'll make a mountain out of a mole hill. Reminds me of Don Henley's song about the news media called "Dirty Laundry".😕
UNITED on the news AGAIN??? 😅
actually, more on Boeing this time... but hey, most important thing, the plane landed safely... 😁
Because those idiots are heavily invested in boeing!
Leading Edge Slat?
Cool guy
Boeing seems to produce hard to maintain aircraft - bad engineering? bad manuals? convoluted procedures? Anybody else having doors? wheels? tires? falling off?
757 is old aircraft.. they must be retired that aircraft very soon
Maybe focusing on DEI over safety isn't working 🤔
Omg 😳 seriously Boeing again??!!!
Chances are that an aircraft will hit a bird inflight at some point. There's clear damage aft of the damaged inboard slat to indicate some sort of impact such as a bird strike, which itself is commonplace in aviation. Did your small mind think this was a design fault? Quite silly of you.
Boeing Planes are really becoming Dollar 25 Tree Quality 😬
How? By successfully surviving a routine bird strike midflight? Bit silly of you to think that.
i’m not flying commercial anymore.
yea sure buddy, go get that private Lear jet then!!
Delamination from wear and tear.
Nah. Look at the skin directly aft of the slat - there's evidence is some damage there too. This aircraft hit something inflight.
UA should have quit this old 757 airplane …. Don’t know what the hell their technician is Doing ….
"it is NOT a Boeing,
it is NOT a Boeing.
Repeat after me, It is NOT a Boeing. "
HAHAHAHAA
OF course its a Boeing. Fox31 is such a reliable news network.
Have stocks in Boeing 😂
Well, insofar as it's not Boeing's fault this happened, that would be correct.
Airplanes hit things inflight more often than not. Usually, that's birds, but there have been increased drone strikes. This aircraft here has damage directly aft of the damaged inboard slat - namely some sort of buckling of the leading edge skin underneath the slat. That could only have been caused by an impact of sort.
You can hold onto your $BA stonks, you'll be okay now 👍🥵
Airbus or Boeing?
What a coincidence this starts happening regularly when the dei hires took over doing the inspections.....
DEI standards have been in place since 1964 ...this isnt anything new, so DEI has nothing to do with it. DOnt care who the aircraft maker is, wings and slats, dont just break...that was hit with a good impact ...
DEI what-what over a bird strike? Are you okay?
Rosie the Riveter from WWII would like to have a chat, as would Miss Shilling's orifice on the Rolls Royce Merlin from the same period.
I'd rather take a train.
A play by play announcer for a ski tour... Keep your day job, he ain't too bright
If it ain’t Boeing I’m going!
Interesting clip. The fascinating thing was the word not mentioned. BOEING
Not required. There's clear damage aft of the damaged inboard slat to indicate some sort of impact such as a bird strike, which itself is commonplace in aviation. Did your small mind think this was a design fault? Quite silly of you.
@@PauloSergioMDCYou should try to to understand the bigger picture. Strange you can't with your big cranium because I seem to be able to with my small one. You are not a Boeing worker or a Trump supporter are you?
@@BJHolloway1 There is no bigger picture here. No conspiracy. No politics. Just a simple bird strike (or drone strike). This just isn't the news story for your dumb political debate. Everything doesn't have to conform to dumb partisan politics. Try again.
Funny these days you never hear "if it aint Boeing I aint going" why is that ??
@@BJHolloway1 Staying with the topic, a Boeing jetliner successfully demonstrated continued safe and uneventful flight after striking an object in flight - as it was certified to - in effect endorsing that Boeing maxim.
Media drama….over and over again…..!
If the stress fractures were no big deal, why did the plane divert to Denver ? 😮😮
Because the reportage is factually incorrect and the aircraft likely hit a bird - a bird strike event - as evidenced by the damaged skin directly aft of the slat.
In this condition, the aircraft would be safe to continue onto United's technical base for repairs.
Maintenance crews are hired to meet DEI standards, not because they're the most qualified. The REAL scary part is, air traffic controllers are hired for the same reason!
Farewell, Boeing….
Pretty premature - immature actually - to bid Boeing farewell over a likely bird strike.
The results of a maintenance crew that was hired to meet DEI standards, instead of actual qualifications, is evident in this video.
One time. Ok coincidence. Twice. What a strange coincidence. Third time? What are the odds? 35th time. Ok... Let's take a look at what has changed before this became normal.... Literally only one single policy. Remove whitey.... Look how that's going... It's just strange though that the new hires apparently built all of civilization so I don't know how this could be happening. 🤷.
Def. a lightning strike, no doubt. Lightning, there is a telltale melt hole right there in the metal wing.
People that fly commercial these days have a death wish
Yea sure buddy, why don't you compare the number of commercial aviation deaths to the number of millions that fly every week.
Space junk hit it.
DEI means Die.
Romans 8:38
DEI what-what over a bird strike? Are you okay?
Rosie the Riveter from WWII would like to have a chat, as would Miss Shilling's orifice on the Rolls Royce Merlin from the same period.
Oh look another boeing 😂
If it's Boeing, I ain't going lol. Jokes aside, I'm surprised they know how to use flight aware now.
Diversity planes!
DEI what-what over a bird strike? Are you okay?
Rosie the Riveter from WWII would like to have a chat, as would Miss Shilling's orifice on the Rolls Royce Merlin from the same period.
Composite slat begins automatic disassembly midflight.
News people: catastrophe!! Wing breaks!! (and after doom and gloom reportage: "ah, experts tell us that's a wing slat. The engine slats and landing gear slats were unaffected by this event.")
Ed: glad this wasn't a 737 with this kind of reportage. Can you imagine...
Airbus 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺👍🍷👍
Airbus planes also hit birds, and survive by the very same certification standards this Boeing, as demonstrated by its continued safe flight, passed.
Damn Gremlins!
OMG! It could have been a bloodbath! 🥱