Originally Posted by
SpringHeeledJack
Thanks to both of the replies. I can appreciate that UA have a presence at EDI, the distance was the issue for me, when perhaps a closer airport was safe and available. That said, no doubt crews running out of hours was a major consideration and so on :-)
Again, with Rudder Ratio failure, crosswind limit became 15kts.
1) use emergency authority and become a test pilot for a strong xwind landing against Boeing procedures.
2) find an airport suitable with less then 15kts xwind.
I guarantee you with this situation, United NOC and the crew were not thinking of crew duty time or engineering support for the chosen divert.