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1607 United said on Sunday it would voluntarily and temporarily remove its 24 active planes of the type from its schedule.. Reuters file
February 22
The US regulators announced extra inspections on Boeing Co 777 jets using the same type of engine that shed debris over Denver on Saturday, while Japan went further and suspended their use while it considers what action to take.
The regulatory moves involving Pratt & Whitney 4000 engines came after a United Airlines 777 landed safely at Denver International Airport on Saturday after its right engine failed.
United said on Sunday it would voluntarily and temporarily remove its 24 active planes of the type from its schedule.
East Hartford jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney saw its flagship product in the headlines this week after a midair explosion on a commercial flight last weekend.
The explosion shortly after the takeoff United Airlines Flight 328 from Denver on Saturday happened in an engine that showed signs of metal fatigue, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said at a briefing on Monday. The plane landed safely but shed debris in its wake.
The engine involved, a PW4000 model, was mounted on a 26-year-old Boeing 777. PW4000 engines are used on less than 10% of the global fleet of 777 widebody jets.
FAA chief Steve Dickson announced an Emergency Airworthiness Directive late Monday requiring “immediate or stepped-up inspections of Boeing 777 airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines.” The hollow fan blades unique to PW4000 engines used by Boeing were singled out in the directive.
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