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United Airlines Flight 811 was a regularly scheduled international flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, with intermediate stops at Honolulu and Auckland.On February 24, 1989, the Boeing 747-122 serving the flight experienced a cargo-door failure in flight shortly after leaving Honolulu.
On June 28, 1998, United Airlines Flight 863, a Boeing 747-400 flying United's regularly scheduled transpacific service from San Francisco International Airport to Sydney Airport was forced to shut down one of its right-wing engines and nearly collided with San Bruno Mountain while recovering from the engine failure.
United Airlines Flight 811, which suffered an explosive decompression mid-flight on February 24, 1989, led the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to issue a recommendation that the Boeing 747-100 and 747-200 cargo doors similar to those on the Flight 811 aircraft be modified to those featured on the Boeing 747-400.
In January, United Airlines announced that it will expedite the retirement of its fleet of Boeing 747-400 jumbo jets.
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On December 28, 1997, United Airlines Flight 826 was operated by a Boeing 747-100 flying from New Tokyo International Airport (Narita), Japan to Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii. Two hours into the flight, at an altitude of 31,000 feet (9,400 m), the plane received reports of severe clear-air turbulence in the area and the seat belt sign ...
On July 23, 2006, a United Airlines Boeing 737 operating as Flight 1015 nearly collided with an Atlas Air Boeing 747 operating as Flight 6972. UAL1015, bound for Denver International Airport, was carrying 120 passengers and 7 crew members whereas GTI6972, originating from Frankfurt Airport, Germany, was carrying 4 crew members only.
Lockerbie, United Kingdom Boeing 747: Terrorist bombing 259 + 11 on ground Terrorist bomb in the forward luggage hold 1989-02-24 United Airlines Flight 811: Hawaii, United States Boeing 747: Dirt on microswitch/short circuit 9 Cargo door opened (electrical fault), causing surrounding structure to fail leaving large hole; landed safely 1989-09-08