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NBC
March 7, 2024, 11:35 AM EST
By Tom Costello, Marlene Lenthang and Jay Blackman
Passengers aboard a United Airlines flight from Texas to Florida this week witnessed a terrifying sight midair: bright orange flames shooting out of the plane's engine, prompting an emergency landing.
Jarring video taken by passengers aboard Monday's United flight 1118 from Houston to Fort Myers shows a streak of flames spewing from what appears to be the left engine of the plane.
The flight's crew reported an engine issue around 6:55 p.m. CST Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration said, about 20 minutes after takeoff, according to FlightAware data.
The plane a Boeing 737-900 safely returned to George H. Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston around 7:20 p.m.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/passenger-video-shows-flames-shoot-united-airlines-engine-midflight-rcna142217
Sympthsical
(9,987 posts)And at this rate it's like, "Forget it, I'll walk." John Oliver's piece about Boeing was not helpful.
(I know air travel is still massively safer, but the spate of stories is giving me Summer of the Shark)
WarGamer
(14,926 posts)EX500rider
(11,408 posts)According to the International Air Transport Association, out of every 7.7 million flights in 2021, there was just one crash. The overall fatality risk is 0.23% you would need to fly every day for more than 10,000 years to be in a fatal plane crash.
On the other hand, the chances of dying in a car collision are about 1 in 101, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Sympthsical
(9,987 posts)A tire flew off a Boeing earlier today at the airport I use!
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/united-plane-loses-tire-takeoff-san-francisco-international-airport/3475104/
(I know flying is very safe. I just find the flurry of stories lately amusing, and the timing of this one is great re: this thread)
EX500rider
(11,408 posts)Will most likely be a United maintenance issue as the 777-200's have been around for almost 30 years, a design issue would have cropped up long ago.
Been a very safe plane, the only fatalities are the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which is most likely suicide by pilot and the one shot down over the Ukraine, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.
Wonder Why
(4,553 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,671 posts)Wonder Why
(4,553 posts)it's route, does everyone die in the "crash"?
Sure, flying is safe but ...
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,671 posts)A HERETIC I AM
(24,563 posts)That's me at my last driving test.