United Airlines cancels Boeing 787 flight from London to Houston, cites indicator problem

July 10, 2013 at 4:40PM

HOUSTON — A United Airlines Boeing 787 flight from London to Houston has been canceled because of apparent trouble with an indicator device.

United spokeswoman Mary Clark says Flight 125 on Tuesday from Heathrow Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport was canceled due to problems with a message indicator. Further details weren't immediately released. United Airlines is a unit of United Continental Holdings Inc.

United officials say the 211 passengers on the jet, which Boeing calls the Dreamliner, were being put on other flights Wednesday.

A United Boeing 787 bound from London to Houston on June 20 — also listed as Flight 125 — diverted to Newark, N.J., because of a low engine oil indicator.

Boeing Co.'s Dreamliner faces more scrutiny than normal because it was grounded for three months earlier this year amid concerns about overheating lithium-ion batteries.

about the writer

about the writer

More from Business

See More
card image
David Joles/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Plus: The CEO of Blaze Credit Union makes a record-setting gift to a St. Paul school.

Hennepin Healthcare Clinic and Specialty Center,l 8th Street between Park Av and Chicago Av.
The newly renovated Parkway Theater is next door to the new restaurant El Burrito Mercado.