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United 777-200 fleet faces an uncertain future after Dulles engine failure

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98 points makaimc | 3 comments | 15 Dec 25 19:19 UTC | HN request time: 1.263s | source
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schmuckonwheels ◴[15 Dec 25 19:36 UTC] No.46279316[source]▶
Clickbait.

The B777 is probably the safest, most meticulously engineered commercial wide-body aircraft ever built.

They're also getting old, and airlines retire old aircraft.

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wewtyflakes[dead post] ◴[15 Dec 25 19:38 UTC] No.46279361[source]▶
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tekla ◴[15 Dec 25 19:42 UTC] No.46279405[source]▶
As far as I'm aware no 777-200 mounted engine has ever exploded
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1. wewtyflakes ◴[15 Dec 25 20:02 UTC] No.46279716[source]▶
From the article: https://liveandletsfly.com/united-airlines-777-200-engine-fa...
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2. tekla ◴[15 Dec 25 20:12 UTC] No.46279872[source]▶
You know, this is why I hate it when techies assume they know things because they read something from a blog.

The engine did not explode. It suffered an engine failure when the fan blades failed and separated but was a contained failure.

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3. wewtyflakes ◴[15 Dec 25 20:23 UTC] No.46280054[source]▶
"Shortly after takeoff, as the aircraft approached 13,000 feet, the right engine suffered an explosion."

:shrug: