Recent United Airlines Incidents

A United Boeing 757-200, registration N17126 performing flight UA-96 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Berlin Tegel (Germany) with 173 people on board, was departing Newark's runway 11 when just before being handed off to departure the crew reported they blew a tyre and declared emergency. After contacting departure the crew reported they lost their engines (plural, RB211) and declared emergency. Departure reported streaks of flames were seen from the left hand engine, crew queried intensively left engine and then reported they had two "red engines". The aircraft climbed to 3000 feet, the next departure off Newark reported the United had blown a tyre on the left hand side on runway 04L. The crew reported the left hand engine was showing overtemperature with a chunking banging and vibration on the left side while the right hand engine had cleared in the meantime. The aircraft climbed to 4000 feet to burn off fuel and returned to Newark for a safe landing on runway 04R about 100 minutes after departure. The crew reported "ops normal" after landing and taxied their aircraft to the gate.

A replacement Boeing 757-200 registration N18112 departed Newark with a delay of 5 hours.

The FBI said the crew reported a burst tyre on takeoff resulting in flames seen from the left hand engine.

The FAA said the crew reported a problem after departure, however, the engines were operating normally at landing.

Observers on the ground reported repeated banging sounds from the aircraft, no smoke was seen however streaks of flames from the left hand engine (suggesting the engine suffered compressor stalls or surges).

United Airlines B752

A United Boeing 757-200, flight UA-409 from Newark,NJ to Seattle,WA (USA), was climbing through 14,000 feet out of Newark when the crew decided to return to Newark reporting smoke in the cockpit. During descent back to Newark the crew reported the smoke appeared to be going down and indicated they would be able to vacate the runway. The aircraft landed safely on Newark's runway 04L about 20 minutes after departure and vacated the runway.

The airline said the aircraft returned to Newark due to an unusual odour aboard which was later linked to the air conditioning system. 

A replacement Boeing 757-200 registration N553UA reached Seattle with a delay of 4:15 hours.

United B738

A United Boeing 737-800, registration N17244 performing flight UA-1124 from Houston,TX to Boston,MA (USA) with 146 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Houston when the crew reported problems with an engine (CFM56), levelled off at 4000 feet, burned off fuel and returned to Houston for a safe landing about 2 hours after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N36272 reached Boston with a delay of 5:15 hours.

I am concerned with the recent incidents.

In the commercial aviation industry, Mistakes cannot happen as passenger lives are at stake here.

I hope that the FAA gets to the bottom of this matter.