United flight from Hawaii plunged to within 800ft of Pacific Ocean

Feb 13th, 2023 8:04 pm

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Bb0231 [OP]: Deal Addict; Nov 8, 2017; 2662 posts; 923 upvotes

Feb 13th, 2023 8:04 pm

United flight from Hawaii plunged to within 800ft of Pacific Ocean

Feb 14th, 2023 7:28 am

#2

iamskyhigh: Deal Fanatic; Nov 25, 2010; 5775 posts; 2492 upvotes; Abbottabad

Feb 14th, 2023 7:28 am

Bb0231 wrote: ↑

Cool man

Feb 14th, 2023 10:23 am

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BrunetteGirl: Deal Addict; Jun 15, 2015; 2743 posts; 2021 upvotes; Mississauga, ON

Feb 14th, 2023 10:23 am

When I first read the title I thought it was bc of all those ‘unidentified objects’ as there have been a few that would pose a threat to commercial aircraft.

Glad it wasn’t, and glad these ppl lived to talk about it.

Feb 14th, 2023 11:12 am

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sokolov: Deal Addict; Dec 7, 2011; 3155 posts; 1559 upvotes; Whitehorse

Feb 14th, 2023 11:12 am

Was it a Boeing 737 Max?

Feb 14th, 2023 11:21 am

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thriftshopper: Deal Fanatic; Jul 7, 2017; 8866 posts; 4453 upvotes; SW corner of the cou…

Feb 14th, 2023 11:21 am

sokolov wrote: ↑ Was it a Boeing 737 Max?

No. IIRC, an old but still FBW a/c. 777-200.

I smile when I see container ships sailing past my house laden with stuff made in China

Feb 14th, 2023 11:53 am

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canoek: Deal Addict; Jul 30, 2015; 4182 posts; 3489 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Feb 14th, 2023 11:53 am

Happened to Qatar also the same day.

Feb 15th, 2023 7:28 pm

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Latitude57: Sr. Member; Jul 30, 2015; 920 posts; 895 upvotes

Feb 15th, 2023 7:28 pm

As an airline pilot myself, the big issue I see here is why did they continue the flight to SFO ?...

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

+3

Feb 16th, 2023 9:08 am

#8

DRGN89: Sr. Member; Nov 30, 2009; 721 posts; 211 upvotes; Toronto/Mississauga

Feb 16th, 2023 9:08 am

Should I be worried about my YYZ to HNL flight connecting through SFO?

Feb 16th, 2023 10:48 am

#9

Pete_Coach: Deal Expert; May 10, 2005; 36510 posts; 10851 upvotes; Ottawa

Feb 16th, 2023 10:48 am

Latitude57 wrote: ↑ As an airline pilot myself, the big issue I see here is why did they continue the flight to SFO ?...

Probably a weather related incident.

" and rose to an altitude of 2,200 feet when it suddenly took a dive and dropped to 775 feet over the Pacific Ocean. "
"the dive and recovery making up less than a minute, based on the data.
The plane had taken off as Hawaii was experiencing stormy weather with showers and thunderstorms rolling across the region, according to the National Weather Service office in Honolulu.""
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/un ... -rcna70352