The 241 passengers and 10 crew of a Boeing 777-200 flying between Denver (Colorado) and Honolulu (Hawaii) had the fear of their lives late Saturday morning.
A few minutes after take-off, the aircraft of United Airlines flight 328 saw the right-side turbojet engine catch fire and begin to lose many parts. Flames that produced thick black smoke and engine failure.
A passenger on United 328 took this video of flames shooting out from the engine. Some people told me they said prayers and held their loved ones’ hands as they looked out the window. Flight was on its way to Hawaii from Denver. Glad everyone onboard is safe #9News pic.twitter.com/c8TNYlugU2
– Marc Sallinger (@MarcSallinger) February 20, 2021
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The plane’s crew immediately turned around and contacted the Denver International Airport control tower to request an emergency landing clearance. The Boeing was then able to land safely and no passage was injured, according to a statement issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Many passengers were able to film the burning reactor, and Colorado residents also unveiled footage of debris falling from the sky, sometimes damaging homes.
Police in Broomfield, near the airport, have also published photos of debris found in the path of the plane, but apart from the material damage, no one seems to have been affected by the parts of the plane that fell from the plane. sky.
The FAA launched an investigation into the incident. An advertisement whose company Boeing would have gone well after the two air disasters of 2019 involving 737 Max and the crash of a Boeing 737-500 of Sriwijaya Air last January.