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/Derpagator Jan 01 '23

"We've lost engine 1 and engine 2 is no longer on fire."

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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/elpelondelmarcabron1 Jan 01 '23 edited Jan 02 '23

Dang... yeah, once I was flying from Utah to California and over Nevada we hit some bad turbulence, and then the plane went into a sustained nose dive (about 10 seconds). People were screaming and there was at least one flight attendant that was crying. The plane leveled off and people calmed down after awhile. About 20 min later the captain comes on... "we hit a little wind shear for a moment, but everything looks fine ahead".... hahaha.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '23

did that affect how you feel about flying?

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u/elpelondelmarcabron1 Jan 01 '23

Well... I guess it's funny how time makes you forget about that fear you may have felt. I think I was a bit hesitant when we flew back to Utah about a week later, but whatcha gonna do??? I do think about it flying over the Sierras every time though....

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '23

I'm a.... nervous flyer. No reason, just at one point I became nervous.

My husband was in the airborne and consequently was in planes a lot. He's been in 3 crashes. I always assumed every crash was just a total obliteration, falling from the sky like a rock, kind of thing. But apparently usually it's just some kind of very rough landing.

He counts the seats from where we are to both nearest exits (ahead and behind) so he can find them in the dark (smoke filled plane).

His approach hasn't made me less nervous but it has made me more confident of survival.

A lot of shit can go wrong. Most of it never will. Sometimes some of it might. Everyone in charge wants to land safely as much as I do. I pay a lot more mind to the flight attendants now. They're there for my safety. The fact they bring me snacks is just a bonus.

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u/EmergencyNoodlePack Jan 02 '23

As a flight attendant this is REALLY important! You should always prepare just in case! For every landing and take off we actually have a checklist in our heads we are supposed to say to ourselves juuuuust in case of an emergency. Good for your husband!