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February 21, 2021 Impressive images are those of the accident that occurred, fortunately without consequences, to a United Airlines aircraft over the skies of Colorado.
After suffering a right engine failure, the plane landed safely at Denver International Airport.
The plane, a Boeing 777-200, with 231 passengers and 10 crew members, was on its way to Honolulu.
There have been no reports of injuries, either on the plane or on the ground.
A video made from inside the plane showed an engine on fire.
Flight 328 @united engine caught fire.
my parents are on this flight 🙃🙃 everyone's okay though!
pic.twitter.com/cBt82nIkqb
- michaela🦋 (@michaelagiulia) February 20, 2021
Images posted by police in Broomfield, Colorado show debris from the plane, including a metal ring part of the engine cowling, which crashed to the ground just missing a home.
The 26-year-old 777 was powered by two Pratt & WhitneyPW4000 engines.
Investigators will focus on what caused the engine to fail on the plane and check to see if a fan blade has failed.
Boeing declined to comment.
In February 2018, another old United-operated Boeing 777 headed to Honolulu suffered an engine failure when a hood fell off about 30 minutes before the plane landed.
Also in that case the landing took place without consequences for passengers and crew.