A United Airlines plane suffered a fiery engine failure on Saturday shortly after taking off from Denver for Hawaii, dropping shards of metal and other debris on a residential area.
This is how the flight unfolded ⬇️
This is how the flight unfolded ⬇️
🕐 12:49 - Take Off
United Airlines 328 to Honolulu takes off half an hour late from Denver International airport.
It’s a chilly but fine day with scattered clouds. There are 231 passengers and 10 crew on board
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United Airlines 328 to Honolulu takes off half an hour late from Denver International airport.
It’s a chilly but fine day with scattered clouds. There are 231 passengers and 10 crew on board
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🕐 12:50 - Course set for Hawaii
The Boeing 777 climbs to the west and banks gently to starboard as it curves across the northern suburbs of Denver, travelling at 380mph and at a height of 13,500ft
The Boeing 777 climbs to the west and banks gently to starboard as it curves across the northern suburbs of Denver, travelling at 380mph and at a height of 13,500ft
🕐 13:08 - Explosion
As the captain gives an announcement over the Intercom, an enormous explosion rocks the aircraft, accompanied by a bright flash.
Passengers on the starboard side can see the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine trailing fire
As the captain gives an announcement over the Intercom, an enormous explosion rocks the aircraft, accompanied by a bright flash.
Passengers on the starboard side can see the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine trailing fire
Travis Loock, a passenger on Flight 328, told CNN: "There was a big boom and the kind of sound you don't want to hear when you're on the airplane.
"I instantly put my shade up, and I was pretty frightened to see that the engine on my side was missing"
"I instantly put my shade up, and I was pretty frightened to see that the engine on my side was missing"
"I can honestly say I thought we were going to die at one point - because we started dropping altitude right after the explosion," passenger David Delucia told The Denver Post.
"I grabbed my wife's hand and said, 'We're done'"
"I grabbed my wife's hand and said, 'We're done'"
🕐 13:08 - Engine falls apart
A shower of debris falls from the sky into Broomfield, a suburb of Denver about 20 miles west of the airport.
On the plane, people started filming the unfolding incident and praying
A shower of debris falls from the sky into Broomfield, a suburb of Denver about 20 miles west of the airport.
On the plane, people started filming the unfolding incident and praying
https://twitter.com/ChadSchnell/status/1363259614133776386
🕐 13:08 - Mayday
In a recording of the distress call, the pilot requested emergency permission to turn back to Denver.
"We've experienced engine failure, need to turn. Mayday, mayday," he said, without obvious panic in his voice
In a recording of the distress call, the pilot requested emergency permission to turn back to Denver.
"We've experienced engine failure, need to turn. Mayday, mayday," he said, without obvious panic in his voice
🕐 13:08 - People on the ground take cover
Residents of Bloomfield look up to see shreds of metal tumbling slowly out of the sky. Shards of debris ranging from tiny scraps of metal to meters across crash into back gardens across the suburb
Residents of Bloomfield look up to see shreds of metal tumbling slowly out of the sky. Shards of debris ranging from tiny scraps of metal to meters across crash into back gardens across the suburb
🕐 13:16 - Taking back control
Despite the power of the blast, the aircraft cruises smoothly without losing altitude or being knocked off course. The Captain banks to port as he begins a tight circle back to the airport for an emergency landing
Despite the power of the blast, the aircraft cruises smoothly without losing altitude or being knocked off course. The Captain banks to port as he begins a tight circle back to the airport for an emergency landing
🕜 13:29 - Safe landing
Trailing fire and smoke, Flight 238 makes a perfect landing back at Denver airfield. As the wheels touch the tarmac, the passengers let out an enormous cheer
Trailing fire and smoke, Flight 238 makes a perfect landing back at Denver airfield. As the wheels touch the tarmac, the passengers let out an enormous cheer
https://twitter.com/chrisvanderveen/status/1363232875232063493
Read the full story and eyewitness accounts ⬇️
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