United Flight 1427 hits severe turbulence, 2 injured, out of Denver

tb_neg — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:48:45 +0000

United Flight 1427 hit severe turbulence out of DEN and turned around to land.

CBS4Denver has the details. Please buckle up at all times, especially in the mountain areas.

And here is the Pilot Report of Turbulence from that flight, it must have been quite a ride. According to the report, the aircraft’s altitude varied by 1800 feet in the course of a minute.

DEN UA /OV ALS030060/TM 0625/FL370/TP A320/TB SEVERE TURB/ SEVERE MTN WAVE/RM ± 1800 FPM

Thank you to Chris Sloan from the Airchive for sending this in.

United cancelling flights to inspect their Boeing 777 aircraft

tb_neg — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:09:34 +0000

United has canceled over 31 flights flown by their Boeing 777 aircraft to do a safety inspection on cargo hold fire suppression. Because these planes tend to have large numbers of passengers and also fly internationally, this is a fairly big deal in terms of impact.

So far, Southwest, American, Delta, and now United have recently inspected planes for potential safety issues.

New York Times Article

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United Flight 1427 hits severe turbulence, 2 injured, out of Denver

United cancelling flights to inspect their Boeing 777 aircraft