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Title: UAL942 B763 KORD-LFPG Turns Back
Post by: CYUL on March 12, 2010, 10:14:07 PM

I just saw UAL942 turn back  east of Montreal. Looks like they are heading back to KORD. Curious to know what happened here.

(http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/1436/ual942turnaround.png)


CYUL

Title: Re: UAL942 B763 KORD-LFPG Turns Back
Post by: joeyb747 on March 12, 2010, 10:41:44 PM

Flight Aware shows same...turning back to KORD...

Check out the track on the Flight Aware link...it looks like they turned back towards KORD, then back east, then back towards KORD again...interesting...

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL942/history/20100313/0047Z/KORD/KORD

Title: Re: UAL942 B763 KORD-LFPG Turns Back
Post by: aevins on March 13, 2010, 05:05:54 PM

What program is that?

Title: Re: UAL942 B763 KORD-LFPG Turns Back
Post by: CYUL on March 13, 2010, 06:21:16 PM

This is SBS-1 by ML&S. I also have the RadarBox by AirNav.

http://www.airnavsystems.com/RadarBox/index.html (http://www.airnavsystems.com/RadarBox/index.html)

http://www.hamradio.co.uk/acatalog/Av_RD_Kinetic_Avionics.html (http://www.hamradio.co.uk/acatalog/Av_RD_Kinetic_Avionics.html)


CYUL

Title: Re: UAL942 B763 KORD-LFPG Turns Back
Post by: joeyb747 on March 14, 2010, 11:48:52 AM

Here is the audio from UAL 942 Heavy returning to KORD. Nothing out of the norm...they did request ILS 10 verses ILS 4R.

He makes a couple jokes on the Approach recording, so apparently, it was nothing serious. Still no idea why the turnback...

Enjoy the audio!

Title: Re: UAL942 B763 KORD-LFPG Turns Back
Post by: CYUL on March 15, 2010, 09:14:57 PM

I'll have to see what I can dig up locally about this flight.

Thanks for the clips!

CYUL

Title: Re: UAL942 B763 KORD-LFPG Turns Back
Post by: joeyb747 on March 15, 2010, 10:40:13 PM

Quote from: CYUL on March 15, 2010, 09:14:57 PM

I'll have to see what I can dig up locally about this flight.

Thanks for the clips!

CYUL

Glad you enjoyed them!  8-)

Title: Re: UAL942 B763 KORD-LFPG Turns Back
Post by: CYUL on March 19, 2010, 01:54:49 PM

The CADORS site finally had the entry in there reporting system for UAL942. It states that they contacted ATC indicating that they would not be able to complete the crossing and requested to return to KORD.

CYUL

Title: Re: UAL942 B763 KORD-LFPG Turns Back
Post by: joeyb747 on March 20, 2010, 09:19:07 AM

Did they give a reason why they couldn't make the crossing? Technical issue, sick passenger, unruley passenger...etc...??

Title: Re: UAL942 B763 KORD-LFPG Turns Back
Post by: CYUL on March 20, 2010, 02:16:53 PM

Nope, nothing in the report about why.