A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Paris was diverted to Denver Thursday evening due to an ‘engine issue,’ adding to the woes for the airline.

United Flight 990, using a Boeing 777-200, landed in Denver after the crew reported an issue with one engine.

The flight carrying 273 passengers and 12 crew members landed safely.

Fox Business reports:

The flight was canceled once it landed in Colorado.

“We are working with our customers to provide them with flight options on Friday,” the Chicago-based carrier said in a statement.

The incident comes more than a week after CEO Scott Kirby reassured fliers in a letter that the carrier is looking into the string of incidents that involved its aircraft in the last few months – from engine and structural issues to a wheel falling off during takeoff.

Before Thursday’s incident, at least six unrelated incidents had occurred on planes operated by United since early February. Five of them involved a Boeing aircraft.

The incident follows the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) saying it would increase oversight of United Airlines.

United Airlines To Face Increased FAA Oversight

Per CBS News:

It comes after several other recent flight incidents involving United, including a mishap on March 7 when a tire fell off a United Airlines jet taking off from the San Francisco airport, an emergency landing of another flight in Los Angeles due to hydraulic issues the following day, and a panel flying off an aging United Boeing 737.

CBS News reported last week that the Federal Aviation Administration has been weighing possible temporary action against United, including some potential restrictions on its ability to add new routes or planes.

In a letter to employees March 22, Sasha Johnson, United vice president of corporate safety, seemed to acknowledge some temporary FAA action was coming.

"Over the next several weeks, we will begin to see more of an FAA presence in our operation as they begin to review some of our work processes, manuals and facilities," Johnson wrote. "As part of this effort, the FAA will also pause a variety of certification activities for a period of time. Those activities will differ depending on the work group and we will learn more from the FAA about that soon."

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