United Airlines plane forced to return to Chicago airport due to maintenance issue
CHICAGO (CBS) – A United Airlines flight was forced to return to O'Hare Airport after a maintenance issue Saturday morning.
Flight 2137 on Airbus 320 was heading to Salt Lake City International Airport when a possible oil warning light issue happened, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Five crew members and 149 passengers were on board at the time.
The flight landed safely around 11 a.m., and passengers were deplaned at the gate. Customers were able to depart for Salt Lake City on a new aircraft.
It's been a tough week for airlines, especially Chicago-based United.
On Friday night, a United flight from San Francisco to Mexico City made an emergency landing in Los Angeles because of an issue with the hydraulic system.
Earlier Friday, a United plane veered off the runway after landing in Houston.
On Thursday, two cars on the ground were damaged when a wheel fell off a United Flight out of San Francisco.
And an American Airlines plane pushing back from the gate clipped a parked Frontier jet.
On Monday, a United flight caught fire after bubble wrap got sucked into the engine.
The FAA is investigating all of these incidents.
Meanwhile, the Justice Department is investigating the Jan. 5 door blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight. At issue is whether Boeing has followed the terms of a deferred prosecution agreement. Boeing entered that agreement and paid $2.5 billion following two deadly crashes involving 737 Max planes in 2017 and 2018.
