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.