This is Boeing melting point. Don't miss the video with the engine on fire. The airplane just took off from Denver to go to Hawaii. So the wings were full of fuel... They are lucky to be alive.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/united-flight-328-experiences-loud-bang-giant-metal-engine-part-falls-front-yard
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210224-us-orders-more-testing-on-boeing-777-planes-after-engine-scare
Operators of airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000
engines (must) inspect these engines before further flight,"
the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The FAA said it was issuing the order "as a result of a fan-blade failure
that occurred Saturday on a Boeing 777-200 that had just departed from
Denver International Airport."
Before they can return to the skies, "operators must conduct a
thermal acoustic image (TAI) inspection of the large titanium fan blades
located at the front of each engine. TAI technology can detect cracks on
the interior surfaces of the hollow fan blades, or in areas that cannot be
seen during a visual inspection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwNCCrjMmeg
What a difference getting aviation information from a professional.
Instead of a Boeing employee…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh4727krwH4
All this finger pointing about who made what!!! In the end, it does not matter. To those super powerful folks (the top 1%) that can make or break Boeing, all they see is the Boeing brand name. To the media reporting the news, it's simpler for them to just report the Boeing brand name (unless you believe media always reports the unbiased truth, in which case, you live in LA LA land). In the end, this will get back to Boeing. So why even waste time finger pointing?!!
Last time I checked the nacelle is not designed by Boeing.. the pylon yea.. but the inlet, fan cowls, TRs.. all done out house. So keep trying to blame Boeing 😂🤣
Good pictures of the damage.
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/ntsb-says-united-engine-failure-caused-by-metal-fatigue/142556.article
Correct. The engine manufacturer does not design the nacelle, the airframe manufacturer does. And the nacelle should have been analyzed to not fall off in case of a fan blade out. That's standard procedure. Bad analyst and checker, if any.
First of all, yes hollow fan blades are used for light weight, high strength applications.
#2) The engine and the blades are a separate certification (not Boeing). Engines have their own type certification.
#3 The cowling IS the airframe manufacturer as is the analysis for the containment of a blade out condition. Its not supposed to come off.
This will be hard for Boeing to "sweep under the rug" cuz this did not happen to "third world country" folks. THIS HAPPENED TO PRIVILEGED FOLKS (from Denver to Hawaii). Good luck, Boeing! I'm rooting for you to use your corrupted minds to weasel your way out of this one.
Hollow fan blades? Wtf? What engine uses hollow fan blades??
Today the FAA grounded every 777 with the engine type
which uses Hollow Fan Blades
This thread is representative of our assembly line labor force.
Put tab A into slot B.
That labor force is not known for critical thinking.
We are moving to robotics for this very reason.
Robots are smarter and they smell better!!!
Not Boeing's fault.
No P&W's fault.
Not United's fault.
Not the mechanic's fault.
Just a very bad luck day, right?
The only thing clear like crystal is that it wasn't the pilots' fault. They saved the day. Kudos to them!
Sounds like it was FOD foreign object debris. A mechanic must have left his monkey wrench inside the engine. If not every engine will need to be inspected for faulty turbo fan forgings.
This whole thread is representative of assembly line labor.
Put tab A into slot B. That labor force is not known for critical thinking.
We are moving to robotics for this very reason.
Robots are smarter and they smell better!!!
It’s a plane built in 1995 lol nothing to do with Boeing
does this mean there will be layoffs?
Sounds like the OP should work for CNN. Sensational journalism at its finest. This 777 engine mishap had absolutely nothing to do with the manufacturer. Has nothing to do with this board either. Keep dragging the board down. Its trash as it is.
This is what happens when nepotism is what feeds the company’s workforce & its future. Grandpa’s no good for nothing son that couldn’t qualify for any other job outside Boeing. And his son, his cousin, his daughter, his aunt & uncle, so on & so on.. So bring them all in through fraudulent application & resumes. Inside referral is all you need to get in Boeing. No experience needed, as long as you know how to put on a hard hat. The results? Lazy fat overpaid bums that should have never been building airplanes we put in the sky with lives at hand. Profit is everything. lol
@rqh
The really bad news is that there are so many dimwits working 4 Boeing
Not surprising....I have 0 trust in Boeing. It's mismanaged company that builds c-ap aircraft. William Boeing would be so sad to see his company run the thugs and incompetent MBAs! No quality, no integrity left.
It’s a Pratt and Whitney PW4077 or PW4000 inlet lip, NOT GE90 or GE9X
Do you work the night shift or the day shift at Wendy’s?
How many burgers can you make an hour?
Does your mom have any hostility towards you due to her birth control failing?
Another video from a diferent window.
So scary!
https://mobile.twitter.com/bguyzer/status/1363282959936016385
The engine is a GE, yes. But who makes the nacelle? Not GE.
Time to "twist" the words...no one got hurt in the plane...no one got hurt on the ground...SUCCESS!...MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!...awesome airplane design deserves a "pat on the back"...wowwwww.
The engine is a GE90 supplied by General Electric. Glad no one was injured.
powered by GE90-110B1 or GE90-115B turbofans
Engines are not Airframes
When does your Wendy's shift start?
How many burgers can you guys make an hour?
https://twitter.com/i/status/1363241125495136267
This is really bad news!
It looks like U.S. is turning into a banana republic. Keep hiring inepts...