Recommend airlines suspend operating them until US regulators identified the appropriate inspection protocol
Reuters
February 22, 2021
A Boeing 777 sits on the assembly line at the company s operations in Everett, Washington. PHOTO:Reuters
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.
United said the next day it would voluntarily and temporarily remove its 24 active planes, hours before Boeing’s announcement.
WASHINGTON (Reuters): US regulators announced extra inspections on Boeing Co 777 jets using the same type of engine that shed debris over Denver on Saturday (Feb 20), while Japan went further and suspended their use while it considers what action to take.
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.
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.
United Airlines Holdings Inc. halted operations of 24 of its planes in the wake of the incident involving one of its fleet over the weekend, after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered fan-blade checks on PW4077 engines. Japan’s transport ministry grounded aircraft with the engine variant on Monday, while Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. idled theirs and the U.K. banned such jets from its airspace.