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| Date: | Monday 8 December 2025 |
| Time: | c. 17:45 UTC |
| Type: |  Bombardier CRJ-200LR |
| Owner/operator: | United Express, opb. SkyWest Airlines |
| Registration: | N963SW |
| MSN: | 7865 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Engine model: | GE CF34-3B1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
| Saginaw-Tri City Airport, MI (MBS/KMBS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
United flight UA5344, a Bombardier CRJ-200LR, reportedly experienced flight control issues after takeoff from ORD.
The flight returned to ORD and landed safely, 13 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n963sw#3d6c373b
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 July 2023 | N963SW | United Express, opb SkyWest Airlines | 0 | near Houston, TX | |
min |
| Phone Lithium battery thermal event | ||||||
Media:
Welp, back in Chicago. Plane had flight control issues right after take off and had to make an emergency landing back in Chicago. 😑 pic.twitter.com/zCZBsrEyjw
— Chance Da Bear🔜MCFC (@Backriver_Dawg) December 8, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2025 19:23 | ASN | Added |
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