Summary United Airlines' Boeing 757-200 diverted to Honolulu due to hydraulics failure over the Pacific. The aircraft remained grounded in Honolulu for over 43 hours before being repositioned to Denver. Honolulu was the right choice for the diversion due to safety reasons and better operations capabilities.
A Boeing 757 flight operated by United Airlines across the Pacific Ocean had to divert to Hawaii due to the aircraft experiencing hydraulics failure. Though the aircraft landed safely, it was grounded in Hawaii for a prolonged period and only made its way back to the destination three days later. The aircraft has since re-entered commercial service on the same route.
Diverting over the Pacific The aircraft involved is a 29-year-old Boeing 757-200 operated by United Airlines . The incident occurred on Tuesday when the aircraft was operating flight UA-1685, which is a service from Lihue Airport (LIH) to Denver International Airport (DEN). According to reports from The Aviation Herald , the aircraft was cruising at Flight Level 350 (FL350) over the Pacific Ocean when the aircraft suffered a failure in Hydraulics System number 1.
Though the aircraft, at the time of the system failure, was located to the North East of Hawaii, the aircraft turned around and landed soon thereafter at Honolulu International Airport (HNL). The aircraft landed safely in HNL about 2 hours 50 minutes after departing LIH. The departure from Lihue itself was over two hours delayed due to a fan in the ca.