Old PW4000 engines are failing at alarming rate. Not even specific to 777.
Japan requests airlines stop using Boeing 777s with P&W4000 engines until further notice
They’re being prudent.
This was from 2018 – Same type of PW4000 engine.
From 2020 Dec – Same deal. blades went missing.
this was literally yesterday.
Yikes, it’s kind of scary how close that 2018 footage looks to the engine from Denver.
https://samchui.com/2021/02/20/engine-blades-of-longtail-b744f-fall-on-village/
By airline standards 3 failures in 3 years (That we know of) all in the same type of engine by the same manufacturer is an alarming rate of failure.
Its hard to say what caused this issue before the NTSB report is released so its bad to make any definitive conclusions before we get an actual answer
And that’s after 2 minutes of Google.
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Fuck boeing
Pilots did there jobs well here. Flew the plane, brushed up on procedures, and put it on the ground safely.
Also, though I see a lot of reports that it was an uncontained failure, I’m not so sure thats the case. The fan case was intact, it more likely shook the cowl right off with the violent vibrations of a lost blade. But I’m just speculating.