By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday the February 2021 engine failure on a United ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSWASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday the February 2021 engine failure on a United Airlines Boeing 777 in Colorado was due to a crack in a fan blade and cited inadequate inspections as a contributing cause.
The Boeing 777-200 bound for Honolulu after takeoff from Denver showered debris over nearby cities, but no one was injured and the plane safely returned to the airport. In March 2022, the FAA finalized new safety directives after three reported in-flight fan blade failures including the Colorado incident that prompted enhanced inspections and modifications. The FAA said on Friday it had issued the safety directives in response to the fan blade incidents.
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