Terrifying Moments as Engine Explodes in Mid-Flight Over the Pacific Ocean (With Real Audio)
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- Опубликовано: 17 авг 2022
- A Boeing 777 (N772UA) operating as United Airlines flight 1175 is 120 miles from Honolulu, Hawaii when the right engine fails and disintegrates. Three years later, a different Boeing 777, N773UA, a sister ship to N772UA, suffers a catastrophic engine failure four minutes after takeoff from Denver, Colorado. Find out what really happened.
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There's no escaping the laws of physics, in this case materials science. But two flights with catastrophic engine failures and safe, smooth landings with no injuries! Excellent job by the pilots!
Believe it or not, this is what they traIn for... the outcome would be far worse with it. They definitely get paid what they're worth!! 😁
As well as an exceptionally engineered aircraft - despite this engine issue.
No especially when your FEELING DOWN!😁
@@juliek2706 engine issue is because they are old
@@kirilmihaylov1934 No it is not.
The first failure was determined to be due to inadequate testing of the engine fan blades during overhaul. The second engine failure, although is very similar to the first, has not been officially determined as to cause.
Jet engine (and jets in general) age is irrelevant, as only so many flight cycles are allowed when an overhaul (to brand new condition) is required.
Just look at a B-52. Its 70 plus years old and is still flying strong.
One of the best TheFlightChannel episodes yet.......not a single soul perished or received a scratch. Two outstanding and highly experienced crews up there made a big difference.
Thanks for putting a spoiler front and center bumhole
just found this channel and it's my new favorite, great work by whomever is in charge, makes you feel like your on the flight, which in some cases really gets the heart rate up
The owner of that house is lucky that the piece of the engine barely missed his house, and that nobody was hanging out in the front yard. That's a nice souvenir, but he probably didn't get to keep it.
The cowling helped the investigation
Imagine walking into someone’s house and you see a bunch of 777 engine cowlings in the shelf for display
@@soggypancake001 and decorate them with Christmas lights.
@@soggypancake001 And the shelf would have to be, uh, HOW BIG?
Finders keepers.
At 1:00
Dang man, I am used to them being rough with my baggage, but this guy just holds out his hands and the suitcase flies off the rack.
This is the first time I have seen a Jedi working in cargo.
It’s about time they were employed where needed. 😉
hilarious comment! those graphics with the people, the way they walk, turn, everything, cracks me up!
Same airline, same engine and still no control of this potentially deadly fault. Scary.
We are human. That's life as a human and our technology.
The Denver plane flew over my house when this happened. We could see the fire and smoke from the ground. I yelled at my husband that a plane was going crash and we watched it circle back to Denver. We turned on the news immediately to find out if they made it back.
Man, the pilots of these flights were calm and cool af. Hats off to them for saving many lives. Heroes!
I dont wear hats
25 year airline mechanic here, it's so weird to see that engine leading edge inlet ring in that person's front yard @ 11:42. I work these particular motors on a daily basis.
WOW! 😮
Hmm 🤔
Which Airline do you work for? Apparently, it's not United!
Man, always love the videos uploaded by you...The immense hard work and the creativeness done in your videos are simply incredible...Might be one of the best, if not, the best flight based channel I've evr seen so far.
Keep up the good work mate🙌💖
Bagel, onion and all three together. The liquidity of the second has hunting atop its hairy hair. Bagel to myself? Pure folly!
Banana
I like how he doesn't repeat information to make his videos the same length.
Thanks for the detailed narrative of both of these incidents. A very well composed video.
Kudos to both crews to handle these failures professionally and bringing the aircraft safely back on the ground.
Yeah ... and flight 320 ... err ... flight 328 ... flight 28 ... err ... flight 328 .... By the time they were landing I think he got it right, probably embedded in his memory. Still he got it on the ground with the heavy fuel load, without the delay of dumping fuel, kept it level, got it stopped. Looked like a pretty good landing, too. "Do we get free drinks?"
@@davesmith5656 Any landing that doesn't tear up the airplane, injure and kill people is a good landing.
Praises to both pilots. I only qualify as a passenger in my knowledge. So I am glad all passengers and all crews survived the landings! Great pilots.
I love it when everyone walks away , and the pilots aren't blamed for anything. Calm, cool and collected. They are human to, but sometimes we want them to walk on water. Fantastic airmenship.
In both incidents as the engine failures wasn't contained, it's extremely fortunate fragments didn't fly off hitting critical control components and damaging them. Kudos to both crews though, they brought their aircraft safely in to land and everybody lives to tell the tale.
No, the engine seemed to contain the failure in both cases. 7:20 that tear isn't necessarily the blade shooting though, it might just be buckling. 11:45 this is not a "containment failure", the engines aren't designed to prevent ANY shrapnel flying off in this event, just the blades, so this isn't a risk to the rest of the aircraft either way; that's what is meant by containment. 16:27 It specifically says the blade was contained in the protective ring...
@@XavierAway Agreed. The intake's not supposed to fall off though!
@@XavierAway that's great but the picture at 16:37 points to everything except containment.
@@leq6992 good spot I overlooked this picture for some reason, i’d be interested to know if this was a blade or just the cowling smacking into it
@@nickmiller76 well sir, I would say that in spite of containment ring separation, P&W did one heck of a good job designing this engine, considering the massive amount of stored energy (77000 lbs of thrust is equivalent to around 45000 hp @ sea level) and conspicuous absence, in both cases, of any critical damage to wing surface, flight controls or fuselage. Am I wrong?
I used to do Nondestructive Testing (NDT) on these types of parts. It’s a very important part of aircraft maintenance and requires a very experienced and discerning eye to spot anomalies that could result in the failure of a part in service depending on the method specified for the part being inspected.
@Privatepilot
Wow this sounded like the PERFECT job for me, I wish I would have known about this earlier, while I would need training, I have a great eye for small defects.
@@sk-ls8tt Thanks for the reply.
I was an engine specialist on the A-10A and it has solid, not hollow, Titanium fan blades. We used a sonar system to inspect these blades that was very good at spotting any defects in the blades. These are large, solid blades that can cause extensive damage when they fail. Kudos to the aircrew.,. 😉
@@sgtdave9617 DMAFB?
I was also an NDT technical inspector. I did not do airplanes (some collegues did check the F-16 engines), but i did check several turbines with a Japanese time ( they all were wearing white gloves). Regards from the Netherlands
Holy crap I’d hate to be sitting in a window seat with a view of that engine still combusting and in tatters 😬😬😬
Another great video TFC 👏👏👏
Beautiful landings regarding both flights. Way to go, pilots!
Passenger Troy Lewis: "Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh" 15:43
Great video editing, thanks!
This RUclips channel is the best--straight to the point with captions instead of talking heads. I am a pilot and so I appreciate the thoroughness of the descriptions as well as actual communications where available. Keep up the good work
Unlike the engine TheFlightchannel never fails.
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Nowadays, I feel like engines failing or exploding are textbook situations that you just have to learn to deal with when you're training as a pilot, which is why these pilots kept calm and communicated with ATC about their situation. The plane may start banking, but as long as it's not outright losing altitude within seconds and control of the plane is manageable, I'm not surprised that there were no casualties.
Single engine failure will be one of the most rehearsed and practiced emergencies pilots will run on simulators, and the aircraft are so full of redundancies that flying on one engine to calmly return to the airport and land is, as you say, textbook
Yep as long as debris from the explosion doesn’t damage any electrical or fuel systems and the wing surface isn’t severely damaged, it’s pretty simple to address this kind of emergency on a bird as large as a 777. Still good to see pilots with good CRM and flight skills doing what they’re trained to do.
Huge respect for the pilots on both incidents ! They are very calm in handling the situation and still managed to butter the landing during that dire situation... God bless them 🙏🏻
Roi 612😊
I don't know why, but there's always something haunting to me whenever ATC asks for "souls on board"...
I’ve seen people who claim to work in the industry say they use that word as planes often carry bodies in cargo so what they are asking for are the number of alive people at risk. Would be interesting to know if this is true
@@Vonononie no
So they know when to stop looking for pieces.
It makes sure all living people on board are counted, beyond passengers.
Me too.
I quickly read the title as plane explodes over Pacific, so after watching to the end and seeing the successful landing I'm so happy. Awesome job as always. It's not often I get to watch these incredible vids of yours and be happy at the end!
Im disappointed, i wanted a story where everyone dies
This happened right over where I live. I was at home and heard a loud clap/boom overhead, and my first immediate thought was that it sounded like thunder. Then I thought it’s the wrong time of year for a thunderstorm and there didn’t seem to be any weather happening outside. I forgot about it and didn’t find out what had happened until later when I got a notification on my phone telling me not to touch any airplane debris if I found any. A lot of the pieces landed at a park less than a mile from my house. I was so glad that everyone was ok!
imagine chilling in your house when you hear a loud crash bang and you go outside only to find a huge metal circle.
Major 👋
Shades of Donnie Darko
@@maryeckel9682 wat
@@BLU_Engineer the movie Donnie Darko involves an airplane engine falling from the sky.
@@maryeckel9682ohhh
Been a subscriber for the past couple of years. Your videos are always fascinating. They're like eating peanuts - can't stop with just one! Please keep up the great work.
I had actually flown on some of the sister ships of these aircraft back in 2016 (N778UA and N769UA). Both were stored for a while but are now back in service, as well as the ones involved in the engine failures (N772/773UA). Good thing these flights landed safely.
You never know what could be falling from the sky at any time.
Thank God no one got hurt.
Excellent pilots in both situations. XO
Crew did a good job. Kudos to them!
Terry 👍🏻
Kudos ??
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Juan Browne over on the Blancolirio channel has a stunning interview with Captain Benham about that flight. Getting the plane to Hawaii was a little more involved that shown here.
Excellent video...as usual. The work you put into each is evident and obvious. And you videos ONLY report facts and findings, never any opinions or suspicions that are not part of an official report.
I look forward to each new upload and enjoy cruising through you library. Keep up the outstanding work 👍
Another great job, thanks a lot TFC! Difficult for me to think the two accidents aren't directly related...
Kudos to the pilots of both incidents -- and the teamwork of ATC personnel as well -- and everyone survived - the BEST part!! Another excellent presentation, TFC!! Thanks!! 👍✈✈👍
wow i never knew that this was the denver flight. good job tfc! ive loved your channel since 2018
Sheesh. I strongly remember seeing news reports of the engine debris shower in Broomfield. Also, mad props to ATC and the flight crew for remaining as calm, cool, and collected as possible in both situations. I can't be the only one who senses bad luck with this brand of aircraft engine, or can I?
All the 777-200s flying this engine across the Globe were grounded for the investigation. Its not the brand of engine tbh. Just what happens to the fan blades over a long lifespan. cracks being left undetected etc. The 777-200s are slowly being brought back into service as the fan blades undergo deeper inspection to verify their airworthiness, and remove the ones that are not airworthy (this is already done normally but the inspection criterias have changed), as well as the engine nacelles being reinforced around the surrounding areas of the fan blades to prevent this sort of catastrophic failure. All the nacelles actually weigh approximately 340lbs heavier post modification.
If i repeated anything, apologies since I posted the reply before I watched the video.
@@raikoafm702 And as far as I know, not all 777s use the Pratt and Whitney engine.
I would have preferred if TFC put the information listed in the middle, after the Denver flight, as its the flight that grounded the 777-200 and subsequently started the entire modification process and change in inspection procedures for the nacelles and fan blades.
@@HitechProductions For my airline, just the 777-200s which is why the 777-300s continued to fly.
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I've been binge watching your videos for weeks now. Keep up the great work!
p.s. Love the intro music!
All ur videos are addicting
I remember that engine blowup from last year. People were finding tons of engine debris scattered all over their lawns. That one guy was darn lucky the cowling didn't pierce his windows.
I believe this was pure negligence on P&Ws part, all because they didn't want the hassle of more paperwork! And they didn't want to have the added onus of training people on detecting the flaws. A very foolish mistake, Pratt & Whitney!
You would think that when inspecting these fan blades if any anomaly shows up of any kind and even if it appears to be just some paint cracking,they should have to make absolute certain that is indeed just paint cracking,that could’ve gotten a lot of people killed for some dumb $hit,take no chances on aircraft safety,check and recheck and sometimes check it one more time just to be sure
If I were one of the pilots on the second airplane, I would be furious with Pratt & Whitney, Boeing and United Airlines knowing that this same thing happened three years earlier on another 777, on the same airline, with the same engines. This issue was supposed to have been fixed by this point according to the first report. They almost killed a whole bunch of people due to inadequate inspection and maintenance. I'd feel relieved to be on the ground safely with everyone on board, but as the plane was still rolling down the runway I would probably immediately transition to anger and want to go take a baseball bat to the broken engine, since word of the first incident would have no doubt reached all pilots in that company immediately after it happened. Kudos to the pilots involved for keeping their composure and keeping everyone safe. And I hope there is not a third incident caused by the same problem.
Very good emergency management by both crews
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I also see you spent quite some time at 15:30 so both videos are synced spot on! Your dedication is contagious! I love it! 💯
I still love how you mix the resources to make the final video. With videos when they exist and, more recently, the radio communications 💯!
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I love these videos and I love it when everybody survives!
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Congrats to BOTH sets of Pilots! yay! Cool to hear the passengers applaud during the one landing. Congrats to The Flight Channel for doing it yet again :) :) Fly on!!
Thank God everyone survived and no one was injured. Great piloting and calm pilots. Excellent video as usual 👌 👍
I was hoping everybody dies, this was boring
Brilliant recreations! Love this channel
Imagine opening your front door and seeing that!
"Darling! Did you order a triple seven engine cowling? Because it's arrived."
Id be like... OH DAMMIT TO SHIT, I ordered this thing like 4 months ago and they finally DROP SHIPPED IT. Damn, woulda been nice if they told me. Damn, thats a big damn cowling. They didnt even have the courtesy to box the thing up...
Paid XXX amount for this.. and I dont even get a box.. or a shipping label. Damn.
*SCREAMS*
HEY SNUGGLEPUSS... would you mind if I strapped this thing with some bailing wire and SPIT to our bedroom ceiling?
As always your videos are awesome. I've told 1000's of people about your channel. I've been watching and subscribed to your channel for 3 years now. Keep up the awesome work!
Thank god the debris didn’t take out the spoilers or flaps on these flights, or worse still the wing structural integrity itself.
Usual poor maintenance and cost cutting will be the outcome of the investigation I’m sure. If I lost a relative on a flight, due to bad practice, I’d hunt down the maintenance managers responsible.
You got the registrations mixed up in the description. N773UA was the aircraft involved in the Honolulu incident (Flight 1175) and N772UA was the one involved in the Denver incident (Flight 328). Just a minor error I thought I should point out. You got it right in the actual video.
Just a passing interest in aviation myself. I'm surprised at how big the 777 is and the number of passengers it could hold. At 6'4 inches, I was discouraged from learning to fly because I was too tall to fit in a Cesna. I lived within bicycle distance of a small airport I used to wander around on. Now I'm clearly too long legged to fit in current seating arrangements laid out for Ooompa-Looompas in 'modern' passenger cattle car aircraft so I don't fly anywhere any more either. It just hurts too much, and I can't afford 1st class.
Sir, I am 7ft and I’ll be starting my aviation career. You could’ve always learn to fly in 172
Never too late . Try united’s aviate academy
Derp
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I still remember seeing that engine on the news when it happened
same
Legend has it that the passengers thought the captain was just deliberately showing them what a blown up engine looks like and they all oooo'd and ahhh'd and took lots of pictures.🙄
Great video as always. Perfect work by the crew and tower.
Hello 👋 John 😠
11:43, that is terrifying
Donnie Darko
The tattoo will be better than a four leaf clover.
2 nasty explosions but the pilots get'em down to the ground like clockwork. All those years of training to be prepared for these moments pays off!
Bell 🛎
i love Thursdays with TFC
Good job retainment ring... excellent work TFC...
God bless those experienced pilots and crew! It's actually rare these things happen, but when they do, dang, we want the best people in that cockpit.
Rare is subjective
Honolulu and United have a weird energy between them (remember UA 811 in 1989)
Charlie 😬
Fly American or Delta to Honolulu then!
I'm so glad they all survived on both flights awesome job by the pilots
Finally, you uploaded United 328
Don’t fly with United to Hawaii, noted.
Besides your videos being so very good that I have been binge-watching them, I really like the music you use
I've never been on a plane and can't stop watching these videos.
I fly United all over the world. In fact, just landed today from Houston TX. The flight crew and cabin crew are always so professional. However, when I fly to Hawaii, I always fly Hawaiian Airlines. Hawaiian has been flying planes since 1929 and has never had a fatal accident.
Portland 🤔
Thanks for the share!
Love the 2-for-1 specials.
i am always grateful and said thank you to the pilots and crews each and every time I flew.
Another amazing video. Thank you!
FOR THE 2ND FLIGHT: I JUST LOVE THE CONFIDENCE OF THE ATC GUY!!! AMAZING!
What program do you use to recreate everything so REAL! Amazing! Love your videos! Thank you!
I don't understand how some people have the guts to get onboard a single engine plane. No backup to land you safely.
Guts = stupidity
I open RUclips after a long day at work and I see this 1 min after it was posted. Lucky me!
nice
Next time watch it at work, might as well get paid for it.
Thanku for the videos love this channel good work
your video recreations are excellent.. realistic and factual.
Nice one TFC
Still showing the end first, just brilliant...
Nice job on the video!! 👍
This channel is the best!
theflightchannel, have you ever thought about doing something like a QnA once you hit a subscriber milestone? that would be amazing!
I remember seeing this on social media tnx for covering as always 😄👍
I would appreciate a voice over in future videos
I got to 9:02 and thought it was over, then thought oh no what's gonna happen this time 😆
Even if it's his job as a pilot, but i would gave him a hug afterwards. I find it impressive how calm most pilots stay.
Another great vid.
So what you really see is the aircraft and flight crews responding as planned after engine failures. The "terrifying" situation is mostly in the minds of the pax. The crews handled the startle factor well!
Hii Bro how are you the video was fantastic💓
how scary that must have been sitting over the wing, i try to imagine what the people would be going through, to remain calm and still get video is incredible, i do t think i could even look, great work by all
Another excellent episode Sir!!!🙏👍🛫👻
Wow what are the odds that both planes would be United and flying to Honolulu? Can't imagine what it would be like sitting on the side seeing everything that's going on with the engine. Glad all made it back safe and sound.
Mike 👋
This is what I like to see, an emergency in the sky that turns out to be the saving of all lives on board the plane.
I’ve been onboard both of these airframes many times. You might want to be more aggressive in your flare, and wow that sim is so realistic.
Gunyte
We can only hope that when similar occurs on the newer generation airframes the outcome will be the same.
Wow. Good flying by both crews.
Love the energy of the guy filming when they land in Denver. Absolutely mildly amused to not have died.
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So grateful that everyone was okay.
These pilots are such heros in my eyes!! Love the footage those passengers shot!! Thankfully all "souls" were saved!
Props to those pilots in Denver, experiencing engine failure on takeoff/climb is nerve wracking as hell cause you don't have that cushion of 35,000 feet of altitude if things go south. In Denver with the high altitude/thin air you experience reduced lift and thrust in ideal conditions. Combine that with the 777 being WAY OVERWEIGHT due to the full fuel load since it was heading to Hawaii, it took an experienced and level headed crew to land that crippled aircraft safely. The pilots really earned their $$$$ that day, hats off to them.
The plane wouldn’t be overweight because that’s illegal. Also, handling an engine failure once airborne is very straight forward. In fact, that 35000ft cushion you mention is more of a risk to the aircraft compared to an engine failure at 10,000ft, for example.
@@EdOeuna Its over the max landing weight because its full of fuel. Once you get to Hawaii its burned off most the fuel thus under the max landing weight.
@@AaronSmith-kr5yf - again, once you are airborne then handling the engine failure is pretty straight forward, and easier than for a failure immediately after V1. The aircraft tells you what altitude / level to descend to and the remaining engine advances to maximum continuous thrust. If you’re above that altitude / level then you rotate one knob and press 2 buttons and the aircraft will commence a drift down otherwise it will maintain the level you’re at if already below the drift down altitude. From memory the lowest level for a max weight 77W is about 22000ft. This being a P&W engined aircraft the level will be lower with the weaker engines.
Even on take off the performance is calculated such that an engine can fail after V1 and the aircraft has sufficient performance to continue with the take off and climb above terrain and to safety.
In either circumstance, it’s just a matter of stabilising the aircraft in level flight (easily done), running the checklist (very straightforward), then jettisoning fuel (3 buttons to press). Plus PA’s to the passengers and all that secondary stuff.
All this should be a walk in the park for any seasoned pilot on the 777.