Boeing engine damage likely to have come from metal fatigue
23 February 2021 - 09:42
Washington — Damage to a fan blade on an engine that failed on a United Airlines Boeing 777 flight is consistent with metal fatigue, based on a preliminary assessment, the US air accident investigator says.
The Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine failed on Saturday with a “loud bang” four minutes after take-off from Denver, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Robert Sumwalt told reporters after an initial analysis of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder...
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