Investigators probe flight after United Airlines plane dips to within 250m of ocean
abc.net.au/news/investigators-probe-united-planes-december-dip-near-ocean-off-h/101970084Investigators are looking for more information about an incident in which a United Airlines plane dropped to within 250 metres of the ocean surface after taking off from Hawaii.The plane then continued on to San FranciscoUnited says the pilots are getting additional training.
The Boeing 777 dropped more than 470 metres before climbing again, according to data from tracking service Flightradar24.A spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board in the United States said on Monday, local time, that the investigative agency was still seeking information about the December 18 incident, which only recently came to public attention after a report in The Air Current, an aviation-industry publication.
The FAA said it reviewed the incident "and took appropriate action" without providing further details. United said it worked with the FAA and the pilots' union on an investigation that led to additional training for the two pilots, which is still going on. The airline did not explain why the pilots chose to continue the long, overwater flight to San Francisco instead of returning to Kahului Airport on the island of Maui.
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