A United Airlines scheduled flight out of New York bound for Rome has been forced to make a precautionary return to New York Newark Airport.
United Airlines flight UA510 New York – Rome
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United Airlines flight UA510, a Boeing 777-200ER operating a transatlantic service from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport (FCO) in Rome made a precautionary return less than an hour after departure.
It is understood the Boeing 777 experienced an issue with the cabin pressurization system, and flight data shows the aircraft initiated a rapid descent from cruising level FL370 (37,000 feet) as it passed outbound over Nova Scotia.
The aircraft executed a decent to below 10,000 feet and made a precautionary return to New York Newark (EWR) at the reduced altitude of 9,000 feet. This flight procedure is consistent with a possible cabin pressurization failure.
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Flight UA510 did not declare a formal emergency, and the aircraft subsequently initiated a direct return to the departure airport, having made the descent to lower altitude.
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Departure New York Newark
The flight had departed Newark Liberty Airport after a slight delay; showing an actual time of departure of 21:19 EDT against the scheduled departure time of 20:40 EDT on September 13.
The aircraft then proceeded on flight plan track normally, before experiencing problems as it approached Halifax, Nova Scotia at cruising altitude FL370.
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The aircraft involved in today’s long haul flight was Boeing 777-200ER registered N786UA; a 26-year old widebody aircraft belonging to the carrier United Airlines.
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