Boeing has recommended grounding all of its 777 aircraft with a specific type of engine as police recordings of the immediate aftermath of Saturday’s Boeing 777 scare in Denver were released. The planemaker recommends grounding the 69 in-service aircraft with Pratt & Whitney 4000 engines. Fifty-nine additional twin-jets that are currently parked are also affected. United Airlines flight 328 from the Colorado capital to Honolulu safely returned.
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Boeing 777 Engine Blast Spurs Grounding of Some Older Jets
Bloomberg 2/22/2021 Alan Levin and Julie Johnsson
(Bloomberg) Airlines grounded dozens of older Boeing Co. 777 aircraft after the failure of a Pratt & Whitney engine showered debris into a Denver suburb and prompted U.S. regulators to order emergency inspections.
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