After recent incidents with the Boeing 777-200 and 777-200ER aircraft, United Airlines has decided to no longer use this aircraft type for the time being. The sub-fleet consisting of 25 copies is to be examined unscheduled.

Specifically, it is about the leading edges of the wings, which should now be examined closely. There is a concrete suspicion that parts could have come loose during a start in Newark last week. These fell from the plane with strong sparks and hit a parked car on the ground, for example.

United Airlines has the recent incidents self reported to the FAA. It is assumed that the inspections and, if necessary, maintenance will take about two weeks. It turned out that the scheduled inspections had not previously been carried out. The supervisory authority FAA and United Airlines now want to determine how this happened.