The crew secured the failed engine, and the aircraft returned to Denver using the remaining working engine, landing without further incident 24 minutes after takeoff at 13:28 local time. The failed engine was a Pratt & Whitney (P&W) model PW4077 turbofan. Passengers also recorded video of the engine nacelle damage and in-flight fire and posted these to social media. The engine failure resulted in an in-flight engine fire, extensive damage to the engine nacelle, and minor damage to the fuselage.
Debris fell through the roof of a private home and significantly damaged a parked vehicle.
Falling debris was recorded by eyewitnesses using smartphone cameras and a dash cam. Parts departing from the engine cowling of the Boeing 777-222 aircraft resulted in a debris field at least 1 mile (1.6 km) long over suburban residential areas of Broomfield, Colorado.
domestic passenger flight from Denver to Honolulu, suffered a contained engine failure four minutes after takeoff from Denver International Airport (DEN). On February 20, 2021, United Airlines Flight 328 ( UA328/UA元28), a scheduled U.S. Inouye International Airport (HNL), Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.įlight path of United Airlines Flight 328
