Emergency landing at Denver airport leads United Airlines to ground some Boeing 777 airplanes
By: KMGH Staff
and last updated 2021-02-21 21:24:33-05
DENVER â United Airlines announced Sunday they will be grounding 24 Boeing 777 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000 series engines, the same engine involved in an incident Saturday that lead to an emergency landing at the Denver airport.
The Boeing 777-200, departing Denver for Honolulu Saturday, experienced a right-engine failure shortly after takeoff. The plane turned around and returned to Denver International Airport, landing safely.
Debris from the engine fell onto a wide area of Broomfield, affecting homes and property in the Denver suburb. Nobody on the plane or on the ground was injured.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with new information. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) that requires all U.S. aircraft with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines to undergo further inspections. Tuesday night’s AD follows Boeing’s recommendation to all airlines to temporarily suspend Boeing 777 flights that use the same …