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Another Boeing [737] makes an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado after having the engine fall apart
(lemmy.world)
Title Edit: 737 not a 787
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Another Boeing 787 makes an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado after having the engine fall apart
Direct link to video: https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1777045344699723776/vid/avc1/720x720/9e4r54op7DJrY8Q6.mp4
Source: https://twitter.com/HotSpotHotSpot/status/1777045587344429221
In fairness, I do want to point out that this particular aircraft, N8668A, was built in 2015. This was its first incident. Basically, I’d assume this to be more of a maintenance issue rather than an actual Boeing issue.
Incidents like this now make the news with ‘Another Boeing…’ when usually the media would report ‘Aircraft diverted…’ and not even mention the aircraft type until the second paragraph in. Every Boeing incident now gets put under a magnifying glass.
Don’t get me wrong: Boeing has become a shit company and the people who knowingly put lives at risk for profit need to be lined up against a wall. But this doesn’t really feel like one of those incidents, knowing how often engines are checked and serviced after leaving the factory.
I believe I heard somewhere this was started by a bird strike.
And not to defend Boeing, but they don't make the engines. The engine is a CFM56 made by CFM International. The same engines are used on some Airbus a320s, Airbus a340s, and McDonald Douglas DC-8's
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFM_International_CFM56
This was part of the nacelle I think, so it would be a Boeing made or procured part. There's just pretty much zero chance it's their fault.