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The engine failure resulted in an in-flight engine fire, extensive damage to the engine nacelle, and minor damage to the fuselage. [11] Passengers also recorded video of the engine nacelle damage and in-flight fire and posted these to social media. The failed engine was a Pratt & Whitney (P&W) model PW4077 turbofan. [12]
The spokesperson said the plane was bound for Southwest Florida International Airport before the fire started. “United flight 1118 returned to Houston shortly after takeoff due to an engine issue.
Footage taken from the ground captured the terrifying scene of flames shooting from Flight 307's right engine, belying the routine exchange between pilot and tower arranging for its return to Hobby.
In aviation, a flameout (or flame-out) is the run-down of a jet engine or other turbine engine due to the extinguishment of the flame in its combustor.The loss of flame can have a variety of causes, such as fuel starvation, excessive altitude, compressor stall, foreign object damage deriving from birds, hail, or volcanic ash, severe precipitation, mechanical failure, or very low ambient ...
Federal safety officials say they will investigate an engine fire that was discovered on a United Airlines Boeing 737 Max after the plane landed in Newark, New Jersey. The National Transportation ...
British Airways Flight 2276 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Las Vegas, Nevada, to London, England.On 8 September 2015, the Boeing 777-200ER operating the flight suffered an uncontained engine failure and fire in the left GE90 engine during take-off from Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport, prompting an aborted take-off and the evacuation of all passengers and crew.
Federal officials are investigating a reported engine fire that forced a Southwest Airlines plane to cancel takeoff and return to the gate at the Lubbock, Texas, airport on Thursday. The Lubbock ...
A local fire department representative reported that multiple witness on the ground saw the aircraft flying with an active engine fire. Video of a 747 in flight with smoke trailing from one engine was also posted to Twitter.