United flight #UA17 departed London Heathrow today one hour late at 13:16 GMT to Newark.

The Boeing 767-300ER (registration N685UA) departed form runway 27L then climbed to 16,000 ft before the crew noticed a technical issue and stopped the climb.

Pilots contacted ATC and requested a return to London. The aircraft turned around and was vectored to runway 27R at LHR.

The plane vacated the runway then was stopped on taxiway and met by three firetrucks before it taxied to a remote area.

The plane is now out of service to address a technical issue.

This is the third incident of this nature. This same aircraft returned to London Heathrow in the past 2 years due to technical issues.

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United #UA905 departed London Heathrow Thursday, May 9 2024 at 10:05 BST. The flight was operated by a Boeing 767-300ER (registration N685UA).

About 4 hours into the flight, while crossing the Atlantic, the aircraft turned around and the pilots squawked 7700 (general emergency) due to a broken winshield.

The flight landed safely on runway 27R at London Heathrow at 15.05 BST while the flight operations were switched to runway 27L.

Your flight is canceled because we needed to take the plane out of service to address a technical issue.

United Airlines

The flight is cancelled and the airline is checking for alternative options.

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