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A United Airlines flight travelling from San Francisco to Paris had to be diverted after the Boeing jet suffered engine problems.
Flight 990, a Boeing 777-200, had to touchdown at Denver International Airport after the crew reported an issue with one engine.
The plane's journey, seen on Flightradar24, showed it heading north towards the Canadian border before it turned south towards the Colorado city.
In a statement, United said the flight landed safely with all 273 passengers and the crew of 12 disembarking.
The company said they had been 'working with our customers to provide them with flight options on Friday'.
This latest incident involving a Boeing plane is another hit for the beleaguered airline manufacturer as they continue to battle an ongoing safety crisis.
Flight 990, a Boeing 777-200, similar to the one seen here, had to touchdown at Denver International Airport after the crew reported an issue with one engine
The plane's journey, seen on Flightradar24, showed it heading north towards the Canadian border before it turned south towards the Colorado city
The company has been hit by problems including a near-catastrophic incident in January when a fuselage panel on a 737 MAX 9 Alaska Airlines jet blew off mid-flight.
Since then, the company has faced questions following several other potentially dangerous episodes.
Earlier this month, another 777-200 also leaving San Francisco on it way to Osaka in Japan when its wheel came off.
Several vehicles in the employee car parking lot were badly damaged by the falling wheel that also mangled a fence.
The plane landed safely at LAX about 1:20 pm with no further incident and no injuries reported on the ground.
Another Boeing plane, also operated by United Airlines, was grounded two weeks after it was found to be missing a panel after it touched down.
The plane, a Boeing 737-824, touched down in Medford Airport in Oregon despite the missing part with no injuries reported.
Just a few days before the plane with the missing part was grounded, another Boeing plane had to land after hydraulic fluid spewed from the landing gear midflight.
A United Airlines plane built by Boeing was grounded after it was found to be missing a panel, pictured, after it touched down following a flight
The Boeing plane was forced to land due to hydraulic fluid spewing from its landing gear area
The forced landing happened as the San Francisco-bound 777-300 embarked from Sydney, with fluid filmed leaking from its undercarriage.
Following the door plug blowing off the Alaska Airlines flight, investigators said the bolts to keep the panel in place were missing after repair work at a Boeing facility.
Federal regulators then put a limit on the production of 737s and found a series of problems after an inspection at Boeing
