WASHINGTON, Feb 22 Boeing Co said it recommended suspending the use of 777 jets with the same type of engine that shed debris over Denver at the weekend after US regulators announced extra inspections and Japan suspended their use while considering further action. The moves involving Pratt.
Feb 22, 2021, 1:35 AM – Updated on Feb 22, 2021, 11:52 AM
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United Airlines Holding Inc. halted operations of 24 of its planes in the wake of the incident involving one of its fleet over the weekend. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered fan-blade checks on PW4077 engines made by Raytheon Technologies Corp.’s Pratt & Whitney division.
Airlines in Japan and South Korea also have 777 jets with the engine variant. Japan’s transport ministry grounded the planes early Monday, while Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. said theirs would be idled.
The incident on United Airlines Flight 328 from Denver to Honolulu took place shortly after it took off on Saturday with 231 passengers and 10 crew members on board. The Boeing 777 landed safely back at Denver and nobody was injured by the falling debris. Footage of the burning engine was filmed by a passenger aboard the flight, while people on the ground captured scenes of the plane overhead and scat
Boeing says all 777s with same engine now grounded after United Airlines fire
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United Airlines Holding Inc. halted operations of 24 of its planes in the wake of the incident involving one of its fleet over the weekend
Boeing said 69 of the 777 planes with PW4000 engines were in service and 59 were stored
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Boeing Co on Monday said that all 777 jets with the same engine that shed debris over Denver at the weekend are now grounded, news agency AFP reported.
In a statement Sunday, the company had recommended that all the aircraft concerned should be grounded as US regulators investigated a United Airlines flight which was forced to return to Denver airport after one of its engines caught fire and broke up.