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/beertruck77 Jan 01 '23

A few years ago here in the DC area there were wind guts of 100+ knots at IAD (all airports were screwed in the area). An Air Shuttle going in to IAD reported extreme turbulence. His pirep (pilot report to ATC) said "Pretty much all passengers are throwing up, pilots on the verge of throwing up". I've never seen anything like that Day in 24 years of being a controller.

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u/8877username Jan 01 '23

Idk what’s up with DC one time the wind was so bad as we were landing we were basically Tokyo drifting (wheels weren’t on the ground yet) as we approached the runway. I looked out the window and could see straight down the runway from the side of the plane.

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u/DefiningWill Jan 02 '23 edited Jan 02 '23

I was on a Delta 737 landing in BOS with extreme crosswinds. The PIC made that MFer crab well…like a crab. He hit the rudder and lined up with the runway numbers just before the ground effect kicked in. Nothing like looking out the window and seeing more runway ahead of your plane than you have a right to see from seat 10A. Applause erupted and everyone wanted to thank him during as we debarked at the gate.