The Federal Aviation Administration is stepping up inspections of Boeing 777 airplanes equipped with certain Pratt + Whitney PW4000 engines and it's likely some will be removed from service, according to a statement from FAA Administrator Steve Dickson.
Boeing called for the grounding of 128 of its 777 planes across the world on Sunday as US regulators investigated a United Airlines flight whose engine caught fire and fell apart over a suburban.
Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all 777s with the type of engine that blew apart after takeoff from Denver this weekend. Watch the dramatic video.
Video posted on Twitter from Saturday’s United Airlines emergency in Denver showed the engine fully engulfed in flames as the Boeing 777 flew through the air.
Airlines in the United States, South Korea and Japan have grounded dozens of Boeing 777 aircraft after one of the jets suffered engine failure Saturday, sending debris crashing down over Denver.