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Aircraft manufacturer Boeing recommends a temporary stoppage for all Boeing 777 flights that have the same engine type as the aircraft that was involved in an engine failure over the weekend.
According to Boeing, there are currently 69 airliners of this type in use and 59 aircraft in storage.
A Boeing 777 en route from Denver to Hawaii lost parts of its right engine and was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff Saturday night.
Parts of the plane’s engine rained down on a residential area in the Colorado town of Broomfield.
There were no injuries, neither on the ground nor on the plane.
Additional Pratt & Whitney Engine Inspections
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered additional inspections of all Boeing 777 aircraft with Pratt & Whitney 4000 engines, which is the same engine model as in the crashed aircraft.
Both the now affected airline United Airlines and Japan have already announced that they will stop all flights with this type of aircraft for the moment.
Japan’s Ministry of Transport says one of Japan Airlines’ Boeing 777 jets had an engine failure on December 4, forcing the plane to return to the airport.
Sources: Reuters, AP
