LISTEN: United pilot called mayday, mayday amid engine failure after Denver takeoff
By Stephen Sorace
experienced engine failure shortly after takeoff from Denver International Airport on Saturday, according to new audio.
The Boeing 777 was heading from Denver to Honolulu with 231 passengers and 10 crew aboard when its
right engine failed and erupted in flames. The plane quickly lost altitude and dropped huge pieces of the engine casing and chunks of fiberglass onto the neighborhoods below.
Advertisement Denver, uh, departure. United 328, heavy, the Flight 328 pilot says. Mayday, aircraft, uh, just experienced engine failure, need a turn immediately.
The plane landed safely back at the airport and no injuries were reported on the ground where the debris had rained down.
LISTEN: United pilot called mayday, mayday amid engine failure after Denver takeoff
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