US, Japan airlines ground dozens of Boeing 777 planes after latest engine failure
United Airlines and two major carriers in Japan grounded all of their 62 Boeing 777 planes while Korean Air stated it would ground six of their aircraft.
February 22, 2021 10:42 GMT
Airline companies in both the US and Japan grounded several Boeing 777 planes after United Airlines Flight 328 experienced a dramatic engine failure over Denver, Colorado during the weekend. Boeing, a US airplane manufacturer, recommended the grounding of dozens of its 777 airplanes all over the globe after the scary incident.
A report published by The Verge stated that the pilots of the ill-fated plane, which was bound for Honolulu, were able to steer the aircraft back to safety at the Denver airport with all of its 231 passengers. Fortunately, there were no reported injuries among the passengers and crew.
United pulls 24 Boeing 777s; FAA orders inspections after engine failure
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The Broomfield Police Department said Sunday it has been inundated with calls about debris found throughout the city after a Boeing 777 plane had to make an emergency landing in Denver after suffering engine failure on Saturday. Photo courtesy of the Broomfield Police Department/Facebook
Feb. 21 (UPI) United Airlines said Sunday it was temporarily removing 24 of its Boeing 777 aircraft from service a day after one of its flights had to make an emergency landing due to engine failure.
The announcement from United came about an hour after the Federal Aviation Administrationsaid it was increasing inspections of Boeing 777 aircraft, which would likely mean that some airplanes will be removed from service.
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Dozens of Boeing 777 aircraft grounded after Denver engine failure incident
Similar incidents are rare, and aircraft are usually able to safely continue flight for several hours 02/22/2021
Photo (c) FrankvandenBergh - Getty ImagesAfter a United Airlines-flown Boeing 777 failed and rained debris over Denver on Saturday, Boeing has recommended the grounding of all 69 in-service and 59 in-storage 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines until the FAA establishes an appropriate inspection protocol.
United Flight 328, with 231 passengers aboard, was forced to make an emergency landing at Denver airport. No one was reported injured either on the plane or on the ground. The plane started shaking violently, and we lost altitude and we started going down, David Delucia said, adding that he and his wife put their wallets in their pockets in case we did go down, we could be ID d .