A United Airlines flight operating from London Heathrow to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) has declared an emergency whilst en route.
United flight UA905, a Boeing 767-300ER, was outbound over the Atlantic when it declared an emergency with squawk code 7700.
The flight is currently initiating a return to London Heathrow (LHR).
United UA905 London-Newark
Having initiated the turnaround from the cruise, flight UA905 is now on decent through FL190, and passing the British midlands on a return track for London.
Update 13:40 UTC
The nature of the emergency prompting the turnaround has just been cited by the online source AirLive @airlivenet as a technical issue.
Flight UA905 is currently passing through FL150 as it continues its return to London Heathrow (LHR).
Weather for the flight’s return to the main London hub is VFR with visibility 10 kilometres or more. Winds are light and RWY27 is currently active.
Update 13:55 UTC
United flight UA905 is now turning onto extended finals for RWY27 LHR.
Update 14:00 UTC
We provide an update on the technical issue previously reported. Advised by the online source Flight Emergency @FlightEmergency, the problem this afternoon is a cracked windscreen.
United Airlines flight UA905 is now landed and clear London Heathrow (LHR). Bound for Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), flight crew declared an emergency and initiated a turnaround earlier this afternoon.
The aircraft conducting today’s UA905 long haul service to Newark is a Boeing 767-300ER, registered N685UA.
This is a 21-year old wide-body aircraft belonging to the US carrier United Airlines. It has been in operational service with the airline since October 2018.All
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