I really appreciate focused news sites like avherald. Just the facts, a collection of photos and videos, straightforward.
The video of the landing & the passengers cheering—- that huge sigh of relief. Brings a smile to my face.
United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inlet separates from engine
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Re: United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inlet separates from engine
#12How's that possible it managed to fly with only one engine ?
Why do you think it has two engines in the first place?
Re: United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inlet separates from engine
#13Lucky it didn’t happen half way. Could have been several hours on one engine and the other one shaking and on fire.
Re: United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inlet separates from engine
#14Lucky it didn’t happen half way. Could have been several hours on one engine and the other one shaking and on fire.
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Re: United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inlet separates from engine
#15How's that possible it managed to fly with only one engine ?
The other engine provides enough thrust to keep the plane airborne. The pilots (and likely other onboard systems) compensate for the asymmetric thrust with the rudder.
As scary as it looks, this is one type of event that pilots routinely train for, both to get their initial multi-engine certification, and on their airlines’ simulators.
Re: United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inlet separates from engine
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#17The press will make a big deal out of this because of the spectacle of parts falling on people’s lawns... but other than that this looks like a fairly routine engine out situation. Nice job by the crew.
And by "routine" you mean "standard when you lose an engine" not, "we lose an engine every other Friday", right? Because starting in a plane is kind of scary enough, all things considered.
Re: United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inlet separates from engine
#18Lucky it didn’t happen half way. Could have been several hours on one engine and the other one shaking and on fire.
Luckily flight plans are always required to be within a certain number of minutes of a place to land, and are certified to operate on one engine for that period.