Feb 22: U.S. regulators announced extra inspections on Boeing Co 777 jets using the same type of engine that shed debris over Denver on Saturday, whil.
Read more about US orders extra inspection of some Boeing 777s fleet, Japan suspends use on Business Standard. United said on Sunday it would voluntarily and temporarily remove its 24 active planes of the type from its schedule
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Boeing 777-300 planes were inducted into Air Indias fleet in 2018.
Boeing Co urged airlines to suspend 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 & Whitney PW4000 engines came after a United Airlines 777 s right engine failed on Saturday, scattering its protective outer casing over a residential area.
The incident on United Airlines Flight 328 from Denver to Honolulu occurred shortly after it took off with 231 passengers, 10 crew members. The plane landed safely back at Denver.