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Tokyo-Bound Airline Passengers Delayed
Aug. 16 (BCN) - The San Francisco Police Department reports that a United Airlines 747 plane bound for Tokyo Monday afternoon returned to San Francisco International Airport after experiencing hydraulic problems and then had its tail collapse while it was being serviced.
According to SFO Duty Manager Lily Wong, the plane left the airport at 2:21 p.m. carrying 332 passengers, and was over Seattle when it experienced hydraulic problems in its number four engine and returned to San Francisco.
Maintenance crews began to repair the hydraulic system when at approximately 1 a.m. today the tail of the aircraft began collapsing for an unknown reason.
The aircraft is now being drained of all its fuel so that an airbag can be placed underneath the tail for an investigation, Wong said.
The Tokyo-bound passengers where scheduled to leave at 9:30 a.m. but now their departure is unknown, Wong said.
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Tokyo-Bound Airline Passengers Delayed
Aug. 16 (BCN) - The San Francisco Police Department reports that a United Airlines 747 plane bound for Tokyo Monday afternoon returned to San Francisco International Airport after experiencing hydraulic problems and then had its tail collapse while it was being serviced.
According to SFO Duty Manager Lily Wong, the plane left the airport at 2:21 p.m. carrying 332 passengers, and was over Seattle when it experienced hydraulic problems in its number four engine and returned to San Francisco.
Maintenance crews began to repair the hydraulic system when at approximately 1 a.m. today the tail of the aircraft began collapsing for an unknown reason.
The aircraft is now being drained of all its fuel so that an airbag can be placed underneath the tail for an investigation, Wong said.
The Tokyo-bound passengers where scheduled to leave at 9:30 a.m. but now their departure is unknown, Wong said.
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