United Airlines 840

[George G]

Looking at FR24 UAL840 SYD-LAX seems to be heading back to Sydney.

Can anyone confirm this is the case and why?

[Grahame Hutchison]

There is nothing specific in the ACARS transmissions, they tracked via DIPSO, GOVER, ALLOC, WARTY and NATLI.

In this transmission they had changed the route details from YSSY-KLAX to YSSY-YSSY. Not sure if DUMP REPORT refers to fuel dumping ?

ACARS mode: 2 Aircraft reg: .N228UA
Message label: 5Z Block id: 9 Msg. no: M63A
Flight id: UA0840
Message content:-
/C4 DISP MSG / YSSY YSSY 30 050853
WILL SEND DUMP REPORT AFTER BLOCKIN
-------------------------------------[30/03/2015 16:08]

[Grahame Hutchison]

Just read a report on Twitter from someone onboard using WiFi (4hr ago) saying that a passenger had passed away.

[George G]

Just read a report on Twitter from someone onboard using WiFi (4hr ago) saying that a passenger had passed away.

How unfortunate!

Thanks Grahame, you always come up with the goods.