Video of United flight where engine blew (landed safely in Denver)

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

[rsdsharp]

1. Makes you rethink asking for the window seat.

[mitch96]

11. There was a case years ago when an engine blew, hit the window and sucked the woman out

of the plane when it depressurized.. Sad
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[rsdsharp]

14. I remember that. There was a huge hole in the front of the cabin.

[TwilightZone]

16. Passengers were able to pull her back in.

Unfortunately, she died from her injuries.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/17/603212224/1-person-killed-as-southwest-jet-with-engine-trouble-makes-emergency-landing

[Dave in VA]

2. OMG

I'm sure there are many seats with brown stains!

[cab67]

28. A joke from an old Prairie Home Companion program -

They say your seat cushion can be used as a flotation device? Hey - if we’re going down, my seat cushion is going to be used as a toilet!

[rickyhall]

3. Probably lost a blade, my guess.

[Nevilledog]

4. I wouldn't know how to tell

Link to tweet

[rickyhall]

8. Shaking, out of balance.

[Major Nikon]

15. From the video I saw all the blades appeared intact

Looked more like a failure in the high compression section. The worst of it was I assume they had already blew both fire suppression bottles and the engine was still on fire. Not too much of a problem in flight, but could potentially light the fuel in the wing once they get stopped on the ground.

https://i.imgur.com/G5QKaPd.mp4

[NCDem47]

5. Glad all are well.

But that would have been NERVE-RACKING if it happened midway between the California coast and Hawaii. All they could have done is fly on one egine for a few hours turning back or going forward.

[doc03]

6. Wow that would be scary. They were lucky. nt

[Thunderbeast]

7. Is that engine still under power?

I am no aviation guy, but I am trying to understand what I am looking at.

Could they dump fuel with the engine fire going? They must have been heavy since they were outbound to Hawaii having just left Denver.

Any insights from a flyer?

[Major Nikon]

17. The first thing you do in that situation is kill the engine

If it happens on takeoff you fly the plane until you get a bit of altitude. The engine is brought to idle, then shutoff. Then you shut off the firewall valves for fuel, hydraulics, electrics, and bleed air which is all on one switch. If the engine is still on fire after that you blow one of the fire suppression bottles and if that doesn't put it out you blow another one. I'm not familiar with the 777, but I'm assuming they have only two they can use.

To answer your question, yes they can dump fuel but I seriously doubt they did in that situation. First priority would be to get it on the ground and it was almost certainly an overweight landing which is another emergency you have to deal with.

[doc03]

9. I am thinking of William Shatner on that Twilight Zone episode nt

[El Supremo]

10. The funniest preview I ever saw on TCM:

&ab_channel=ScottMcGee

[pfitz59]

23. Never inflate the vest in the plane!

it impedes egress. Inflate after you enter the water!

[Chainfire]

12. Now I know where that 9/16" wrench is/was.

The FAA is going to be taking long hard looks at the maintenance on that one.

[Major Nikon]

21. Not necessarily anyone's fault

Jet engines do come apart all on their own. It's a rare event but with thousands of flights per day of multi-engined turbofans the law of averages eventually catches up.

[blaze]

13. Audio from control tower

Starts at 8:51

https://archive.liveatc.net/kden/KDEN-Dep-Feb-20-2021-2000Z.mp3


Tower to pilot: Whatever runway you want... you let us know, we'll make it happen.

[mitch96]

18. I wonder why they call it "heavy"?... Loaded with fuel? Heavy for the "H" designator? nt

[Major Nikon]

20. It's a designation for the aircraft itself

You also have super-heavies. The designation is so ATC knows to allow for more separation because they generate more wake turbulence than other aircraft.

[mitch96]

22. Thanks!!

[Major Nikon]

19. The audio at 8:51 sounds like the fire bell

First thing you do is silence it as it's annoying as hell, but goes to show they were calling ATC as soon as it happened. Very professional the way they handled it. One was flying and handling the radios and the other was running checklists.

[Tommymac]

27. Thank You for this.

Just spellbinding.

Those people are pros through and through.

[pfitz59]

24. The nacelle is missing. This is a "high-bypass" turbofan engine. Very reliable.

Other parts seem intact. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbofan

[Trueblue Texan]

25. Oh my!

Glad your parents and other passengers and crew are ok!

[paleotn]

26. Guess where the pieces parts landed....

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/20/us/united-airlines-flight-returns-debris/index.html

[erronis]

29. Miss the old Stapleton Airport and the 94th Aerosquadron --- way back when

Broomfield was just a set of fields and the smog obscured any sight of the foothills/peaks.

[Laffy Kat]

30. There were close calls in Broomfield, CO where parts of the engline ended up.

A huge part barely missed a house, bounced off the home owner's RV then landed in the front yard. Had it hit the house there might have been fatalities. The debris field is huge.