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Uncontained engine failures are a big deal. Exactly because they're a risk to the plane, as debris can cause other failures, and a risk to people on the ground.

Uncontained engine failures are a big deal. Exactly because they're a risk to the plane, as debris can cause other failures, and a risk to people on the ground. Engines are specifically tested to see if they can contain these failures. This doesn't seem routine at all.

JCM9 6y ago
Yes, hence why I said the press will focus on this because of parts raining down. An airliner having an engine issue and returning single engine though is a routine thing... usually without missing parts.
- pedrocr 6y ago
  Uncontained engine failures are cause to ground whole fleets of planes, even if the resulting emergency ended up mild. You're downplaying it way too much.
  - leesalminen 6y ago
    Also a similar event has happened before on a United Boeing 777-200 en route to Hawaii from Denver in 2016. http://avherald.com/h?article=4999bec5 http://avherald.com/h?article=4999bec5 Also another similar event on a United Boeing 777-200 en route to Hawaii in 2018. http://avherald.com/h?article=4b4e8ca7 http://avherald.com/h?article=4b4e8ca7
- Cederfjard 6y ago
  When you say things like ”the press will make a big deal out of this”, one might take it to be implied that they shouldn’t. I hear you that returning with one engine might be fairly routine, but isn’t it fair to make a thing out of large chunks of metal falling from planes over populated areas?
Waterluvian 6y ago
I think you're both right. I think it's routine in that once the disaster occurred, the emergency procedures to get the plane safely landed were executed without issue. I'm guessing kind of like firefighters describing a call as a routine, by the books operation.
s1artibartfast 6y ago
They are both a big deal and expected. 3-4 happen per year and this is why pilots train for them.
rectang 6y ago
Uncontained engine failure caused the 1989 Sioux City crash of United 232, when debris took out all three hydraulic lines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_232#Takeoff_and_engine_failure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_232#Tak...

JCM9 6y ago

Yes, hence why I said the press will focus on this because of parts raining down. An airliner having an engine issue and returning single engine though is a routine thing... usually without missing parts.

pedrocr 6y ago
Uncontained engine failures are cause to ground whole fleets of planes, even if the resulting emergency ended up mild. You're downplaying it way too much.
- leesalminen 6y ago
  Also a similar event has happened before on a United Boeing 777-200 en route to Hawaii from Denver in 2016. http://avherald.com/h?article=4999bec5 http://avherald.com/h?article=4999bec5 Also another similar event on a United Boeing 777-200 en route to Hawaii in 2018. http://avherald.com/h?article=4b4e8ca7 http://avherald.com/h?article=4b4e8ca7
Cederfjard 6y ago
When you say things like ”the press will make a big deal out of this”, one might take it to be implied that they shouldn’t. I hear you that returning with one engine might be fairly routine, but isn’t it fair to make a thing out of large chunks of metal falling from planes over populated areas?

Waterluvian 6y ago

I think you're both right. I think it's routine in that once the disaster occurred, the emergency procedures to get the plane safely landed were executed without issue. I'm guessing kind of like firefighters describing a call as a routine, by the books operation.

s1artibartfast 6y ago

They are both a big deal and expected. 3-4 happen per year and this is why pilots train for them.

rectang 6y ago

Uncontained engine failure caused the 1989 Sioux City crash of United 232, when debris took out all three hydraulic lines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_232#Takeoff_and_engine_failure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_232#Tak...