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A United Airlines Boeing 787 from LAX to London diverts to Chicago following navigation computer failure

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Last updated: September 27, 2024, 10:00 UTC
Published: Friday, September 27, 2024, at 14:34 UTC
Category: News
Author: AIRLIVE contibutors

Airline: United Airlines
Tail: Aircraft: Boeing 787-9
Data: N27958 ORD UA231
For illustration: United Airlines new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner N27958 coming in from Houston at Frankfurt International Airport on 02.12.2015Oliver Holzbauer
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United flight #UA231 from Los Angeles to London diverted to Chicago following a technical issue with the Boeing aircraft.

During the night between Thursday and Friday, September 27 2024, a United flight to London Heathrow was forced to divert to Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

The Boeing 787-9 (registration N27958) departed LAX Airport at 13:30 PDT for a 10-hour flight to London, UK.

The Dreamliner climbed to a 35,000 ft cruise altitude but turned around over the Hudson Bay.

The airline decided to divert the flight to ORD as maintenance to be needed following a navigation computer failure.

The aircraft landed more than 6 hours after departure. A Boeing 787-10 (registration N13013) is resuming the flight to London.

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