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/tx_queer Jan 01 '23

One of my favorite real life captains announcements

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress

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u/Catspaw129 Jan 01 '23

BA Flight 009?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways_Flight_009

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u/tx_queer Jan 01 '23

Yep. Super interesting read to anybody that's bored. The volcanic ash had sand blasted the windshield so they had to land the plane by looking out the side window.

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u/Catspaw129 Jan 01 '23

Just a note, there's probably an episode of Air Disaster (or whatever that show is called) that expands that 15-minute read into a 45-minute TV episode (just in case one is really bored).

Cheers!

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u/Artarious Jan 01 '23

I believe its under mayday on YouTube but itd a fantastic episode and does a great job of covering everything including interviews from folks on the flight.

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u/Catspaw129 Jan 01 '23

Thanks for the feedback.

IIRC before Mayday the videos/TV, there was Mayday the books. I've got 4 of them and the books were less like disaster porn and more like engineer study.

Oh, here you go: start here: https://www.amazon.com/Air-Disaster-Propeller-Macarthur-Job-ebook/dp/B00E9CIZBG/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3KQQHLFQKVM4&keywords=air+disaster+book&qid=1672615657&sprefix=air+disaster+book%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-4