Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

A United Boeing 787-9, registration N15969 performing flight UA-801 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Hong Kong (China), was enroute at FL340 about 30nm northwest of San Francisco,CA (USA) when the crew decided to divert to San Francisco reporting a cargo smoke indication. The aircraft landed safely on San Francisco’s runway 28R about 25 minutes later, vacated the runway and stopped clear of the runway for an inspection by emergency services. The crew in particular were interested in the condition of the aft cargo bay at their left hand side. About 5 minutes later the aircraft taxied to the apron.

The remainder of the flight was cancelled.

The aircraft remained on the ground in San Francisco for about 47 hours before returning to service.