More video from onboard the aircraft:
Posted on 02/20/2021 3:37:01 PM PST by Drago
BROOMFIELD, Colo. (KDVR) — Large chunks of metal rained down on northwest Denver metro neighborhoods Saturday afternoon after a United Airlines plane reported engine trouble.
United Airlines confirmed flight 328 departed Denver International Airport for Honolulu at 12:15 p.m.
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Fly the big ole friendly skies. Okey dokey. Take a parachute if you do. Were they wasting time and energy on mask requirements or bickering Karens?
You forgot to name the 4th crew member - Bang Ding Ow.
no. etops has been around awhile. 75 and 76s especially .
Yeah, that’s right, forgot about 777 “predecessors” & ETOPS...I worked on “smaller iron” (aluminum). ;-)
12:30p I was in back yard wearing shorts and short-sleeved shirt sunning myself for 30min about 20 airmiles from DIA. What’s this seeking warmth crap?
In Colorado, more like a Marijuana crew...
“The green new deal will put an end to those plane trips to Hawaii.”
You just don’t understand the Green New Deal very well, do you? AOC is going to require that all commercial aircraft be all-electric by 2035, just like cars. They’ll have no problem at all reaching Hawaii. She has assured us of this.
More video from onboard the aircraft:
I remember 767’s being certified ETOPs (engine turns or people swim) back in the early ‘90’s. The aircraft was built for the North Atlantic route. A&P here.
Yeah, I had the misfortune of turning the TV onto our local NBC station to catch the local news, but forgot that on Sat. I’d be catching NBC National News: Nice vid of the engine on fire, but the hyperventilation by NBC was off the charts. Then the homeowner who received the biggest present was interviewed and he was so calm and collected you’d think nothing had happened. It was a hilarious contrast.
Not exactly what you want to see as a passenger.
I wonder why they didn't shut the engine off. It was ON FIRE!
The core of a jet engine operates at thousands of degrees F...takes awhile to “go out”/cool down....(after all fuel is cut off). ;-) Yep, not want you want to see esp. in a 2 engine aircraft...fortunately the 757/767/777 series are certified by the FAA as “ETOPS” (safely fly four hours or more on one engine). See:
https://simpleflying.com/etops-certification-requirements/
I realize I was probably wrong to assume that the jet engine was running just because I could see the turbine blades rotating. If the engine was running, I probably would not be able to see the blades at all.
Yep, just what is left of a busted turbine engine “windmilling” in the ~300 knot airflow/slipstream.
I hope the airlines aren’t cutting corners on maintenance in the covid era.
above all, a union card
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