United UA771 to Beijing Reports Technical Issue, Returns Toward Los Angeles

United Airlines flight UA771 bound for Beijing reported a technical issue after departing Los Angeles International Airport and turned back toward LAX on Sunday, October 25, according to AIRLIVE.

The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, registration N24988, departed shortly before 1 a.m. local time. The crew stopped its climb at 28,000 feet, entered a holding pattern and transmitted emergency code 7700, the outlet reported.

AIRLIVE’s update at 09:13 UTC did not confirm that the aircraft had landed. The nature of the reported technical issue was not specified.