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How pilots handle an in-flight engine shutdown Charlie Page © Provided by The Points Guy MSN has partnered with The Points Guy for our coverage of credit card products. MSN and The Points Guy may receive a commission from card issuers. For most passengers, the idea of losing an engine mid-flight as happened today on United flight 328 just minutes into its flight from Denver (DEN) to Honolulu (HNL) when the Number 2 engine, located on the starboard side of the aircraft, appeared to have caught fire is as bad as it gets. You’re 43,000 feet in the air and you’re miles from the nearest airport. For some, they may imagine the pilots fighting with the controls as they struggle to keep the aircraft airborne. However, the reality is quite different.

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