A plane from United Airlines going to Mexico City had to land in Los Angeles on Friday, after the crew reported a problem with the hydraulics system.
The kind of jetliner Airbus A320, which was flying from San Francisco to Mexico, landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) around 4:30 p.m. local time Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). according The Airbus A320 had 105 passengers and five crew members and was diverted to Los Angeles due to an issue with the aircraft’s hydraulic system, according to United Airlines’ statement to The Hill.
There were no injuries and passengers were taken off the plane at the LAX gate. They traveled to Mexico City on another aircraft, according to United Airlines’ statement.
The Airbus 320 type has three hydraulic systems for redundancy purposes, but the issues occurred on only one system, according to the airline.
The FAA will investigate the incident, which marks the fourth emergency landing of a United Airlines flight this week.
Just hours before this event, passengers of a different United Airlines flight had to get out of the plane after it rolled onto the grass when leaving the taxiway. This plane was going from Memphis.
All passengers on that flight were also safely taken off the plane, according to the airline.
In another event, a United Airlines plane flying to Japan Thursday experienced a tire issue during take-off from San Francisco airport and had to land in Los Angeles.
No injuries were reported among the 167 passengers, but the tire debris damaged a car in the employee parking lot and many shared videos showing flames shooting from the engine, per The Associated Press lost The news comes as the air line industry and manufacturers, like Boeing, have faced increased scrutiny over multiple incidents that have led to multiple lawsuits. A United Airlines plane headed to Mexico City had to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles Friday, after the crew reported a hydraulics issue. The Airbus A320 jetliner — flying from San Francisco to Mexico — landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) around 4:30 p.m. local time Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)..
The news comes as the air line industry and manufacturers, like Boeing, have faced increased scrutiny over a slew of incidents that have led to multiple lawsuits.
