A United Airlines Boeing 757-200 departing for Lihue, HI made a return to Denver, CO after reporting a hydraulic failure shortly after takeoff on 2 October 2024.
United Airlines flight UA2307, a Boeing 757-200 bound for Lilue Airport (LIH) Hawaii, had conducted a departure from Denver International Airport (DEN).
United Airlines UA2307 Denver-Lihue
During the subsequent climb after departure, flight crew reported a hydraulic failure. The decision was then made to conduct a precautionary return to the origin airport. The aircraft landed without further incident on runway 34R Denver International Airport just over 30 minutes from its initial departure.
According to the online source Aviation Herald, a passenger reported an announcement from the flight deck confirming the hydraulic failure. The announcement also noted a number of other failures including an autopilot issue.
Flight Details
Flight data shows that United Airlines flight UA2307 had made a delayed departure out of Denver. Actual time of departure was logged at 1413 local time on 2 October. Scheduled departure time for the service was listed as 1200 local time.
Following takeoff, the flight was setting course for Hawaii and had climbed to flight level FL280 (28,000 feet). At this point flight crew terminated the climb procedure and initiated a direct return to Denver.
The aircraft conducting the UA2307 service to Hawaii was a Boeing 757-200, registered N12125. This is a 26.7-year-old aircraft belonging to the carrier United Airlines. It has been operational service with the airline since October 2010. Prior to its current service it was in operation with merger airline Continental Airlines since its initial delivery from the factory in February 1998.
This aircraft was notably involved in a previous incident in September 2021, where tail strike damage was reported during a postflight inspection in Newark.
