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BROOMFIELD, Colo. (KDVR) — Large chunks of metal rained down on northwest Denver metro neighborhoods Saturday afternoon after a United Airlines plane reported engine trouble. LISTEN: MAYDAY call from crew of United flight 328 United Airlines confirmed flight 328 departed Denver International Airport for Honolulu at 12:15 p.m. Its crew reported an engine issue and turned back to the airport. It landed safely about 1:30 p.m. Below are live updates on the incident: 4:35 p.m.: Some passengers have remained at DIA and plan to board another flight to Hawaii: 4:28 p.m.: According to United Airlines, 231 passengers and 10 crew members were aboard the plane, a Boeing 777. The airline says no injuries were reported. 4:23 p.m.: Images circulating online show the plane’s right engine on fire following the failure: ORIGINAL STORY: Debris landed in several neighborhoods, including near Sheridan Boulevard and West 136th Avenue, according to North Metro Fire Rescue. BPD said no injuries have been reported. While NTSB and authorities investigate the debris on the ground, Video from Bennett — not far from Denver International Airport — shows a large, commercial airliner with smoke streaming from one of its engines. Anyone who had debris land in their yard or near their home is asked to contact police at: 303-438-6405. The National Transportation Safety Board is taking over the investigation. United issued the following statement about the incident: “Flight 328 from Denver to Honolulu experienced an engine failure shortly after departure, returned safely to Denver and was met by emergency crews as a precaution. There are no reported injuries onboard, and we will share more information as it becomes available. “ Video at the link: https://wgntv.com/news/metal-f...fter-engine-trouble/ | ||
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Never Go Full Retard |
Dibs on the catalytic converter. Those are all the rage here recently. Yeah. I know. Jet engines ain't got 'em but that inconel from the turbine section ... sweet, sweet scrap dollahs! They don't think it be like it is, but it do. | |||
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Old Air Cavalryman |
Ahh, no sweat. An engine service and some sheet metal work - bingo! Good to go! "Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying who shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I, send me." | |||
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Glorious SPAM! |
Not something you want to see out your window...glad everyone is ok. | |||
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Oh stewardess, I speak jive. |
Donnie Darko lives? | |||
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Lost |
Is that engine actually on fire or is that how it would normally look if you remove the cowling during operation? | |||
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that'll pucker your butt, no doubt glad everyone landed safely that maintenance inspector is going to have some explaining to do ------------------------------------- Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | |||
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Itchy was taken |
The news helicopter was directly over my house. The explosion sounded like thunder. the cowling ring landed 3 blocks from us. _________________ This space left intentionally blank. | |||
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____________________________________________________ The butcher with the sharpest knife has the warmest heart. | |||
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Ignored facts still exist |
^^^ Caption this photo.... ---------------------- Let's Go Brandon! | |||
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always with a hat or sunscreen |
Anyone for ring toss? Oh...wait! Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club! USN (RET), COTEP #192 | |||
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Glorious SPAM! |
Zoinks...a flying saucer... | |||
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goodheart |
How did that Giant Frisbee not touch the house or the truck? _________________________ “ What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.”— Lord Melbourne | |||
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Purveyor of Fine Avatars |
How lucky do you have to be to have that land that close to your house and not hit? Actually, I'm wondering if it was moved there. "I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet raised to an alarming extent by Hollywood and Madison Avenue, poised with my cynical and alienated peers to take over the world when you're old and weak!" - Calvin, "Calvin & Hobbes" | |||
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Just Hanging Around |
So, if that would have happened about half way there, would they have been able to make Hawaii without a problem? | |||
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Altitude Minimum |
WOW! That guy with cowling next to his house needs to go buy a lottery ticket. | |||
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Green grass and high tides |
Good thing that did not happen over the Pacific "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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Raptorman |
It hit at the edge of the garage. ____________________________ Eeewwww, don't touch it! Here, poke at it with this stick. | |||
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Glorious SPAM! |
Man they do not look real but the pic posted by braillediver and this one are on the Fox site with credit to Broomfield PD. The other two I found on twitter. | |||
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Itchy was taken |
A bunch more at this link: https://www.thedenverchannel.c...-lands-safely-at-dia We got asked to check our yards for pieces for the NTSB. That cowling ring hit and destroyed that poor guy's truck. _________________ This space left intentionally blank. | |||
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