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Lachlan C

28th December 2009 03:24 PM

United UAL840 28th December

Hi

UAL840 has being circling at 10,000ft 30nm off Botany Bay for an hour most likely dumping fuel.
Any body know whats happening?
N119UA is the rego, Boeing 747-422

Todd Steele

28th December 2009 03:26 PM

Where abouts is it circling over?

Lachlan C

28th December 2009 03:29 PM

30nm off botany bay

Todd Steele

28th December 2009 03:29 PM

Ah thanks:cool:

Blake Riley

28th December 2009 03:31 PM

Im listening to the Liveatc.net feed from sydney there coming back into 16R now

Lachlan C

28th December 2009 03:31 PM

he is on approach for 16R now

Krzysztof M

28th December 2009 03:31 PM

They realised they had let someone onboard with a toothbrush? :eek:

Grahame Hutchison

28th December 2009 04:51 PM

Out and back in again exactly an hour later ...

N119UA UA0840 28/12/2009 15:32 United Airlines B747-422 Melbourne-Sydney-LAX-JFK
N119UA UA0840 28/12/2009 16:32 United Airlines B747-422 Melbourne-Sydney-LAX-JFK

John B

28th December 2009 10:16 PM

Ual840

The aircraft had a problem with a window seal on departure and had too dump fuel and return to Sydney to have it fixed. Departed again about 6pm.

Lachlan C

29th December 2009 08:51 AM

cool thanks for that

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