Ha451 15/01

[Gerard M]

Looks like 451 had a problem not long after it left today? Anyone know the reason? It diverted back to Hawaii about 30mins after its departure and landed two hours later?

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/HAL451/history/20100114/2207Z/PHNL/YSSY

Any info would be good if its out there.

Cheers

[Steve Crook]

Don't know why the return and delay, but the Sydney Airport website shows it arriving at 10am Sat and departing at 11.30am

[BrianD]

I was a passenger on the flight.
About an hour out of Honolulu, the pilot announced that there was an indication, and that return to Honolulu was necessary so the ground crew could check it out.
On the return, the pilot announced that fuel was being dumped to lower the landing weight of the aircraft.
Landing was uneventful, but we were accompanied by a number of firetrucks and emergency vehicles.
The final words from the pilot after docking at the airbridge were apologies for the inconvenience, that passenger and crew safety was paramount, and that the plane was not air-worthy.

The flight was rescheduled for 2:30 am next morning and used a different aircraft.