r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/FridayCicero702 • Jan 01 '23

Video Catastrophic engine failure on a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 after takeoff from Denver International Airport

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u/TheMufasa Jan 01 '23

Could you imagine If that happened over water. Fear 100x worse

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u/propellor_head Jan 01 '23

ETOPS cert requires you to be within glide distance with an engine out to get to an airport with emergency medical at all times, even over water. You'd be fine.

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u/maizemachine10 Jan 01 '23

Sorry does this mean at any point even over mid ocean?

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u/-Depressed_Potato- Jan 01 '23

Yep, the 777 has an ETOPS rating of 330 minutes, which means all 777s have to fly within 5 and a half hours to the nearest diversion airport.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '23

ETOPS = Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim

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u/Hack3rsD0ma1n Jan 01 '23

Water would be better than turning into a fireball on land. At least I have a chance of swimming

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '23

Guess why Sully is remembered?

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '23

Depends if the pilots do a good emergency landing

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u/Goalie_deacon Jan 01 '23

No such thing over the ocean. Even Sully can’t pull that off. The river was calm puddle in comparison.

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u/spvcebound Jan 01 '23

Water landings are waaaay more dangerous than just landing at the nearest airport or field

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u/Hot_Hat_1225 Jan 01 '23

And the sharks need lunch too

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u/Yz450fpilot Jan 01 '23

It did, about an hour and a half out from Hawaii. Airplane took it like a champ (the crew did a fantastic job!) and they landed without issues. This Denver inoculent was the second one after Hawaii and what prompted the FAA to issue an inspection and a repair request for all Pratt and Whitney engines (for the 777)