United 777 Engine Cowl Lost (SFO-HNL)

[BobDDuck]

I have no other details than this video and picture




(not my picture)

 

[Flyinthrew]

I feel like they should just start going without cowlings. Clearly a FOD/TFOA hazard.

 

[MikeOH58]

Unable to duplicate shimmy on ground.

 

[jweldon]

Unable to duplicate shimmy on ground.

Ops check good

 

[SeanD]

It was the 3rd commercial use 777 ever produced in 1994. Of course the media is saying it was an old ass airplane, and they're kinda right but I doubt the engine is that old.

 

[Skåning]

Sure looks like a missing fan blade, bad vibration as it windmilled!

Video:
http://khon2.com/2018/02/13/united-...-safely-in-honolulu-despite-mechanical-issue/

 

[ian]

Thanks for taking us out of the spotlight again! Glad everyone okay in both events.

 

[BobDDuck]

Thanks for taking us out of the spotlight again! Glad everyone okay in both events.

ORLY?

http://www.kgw.com/article/travel/w...loyee-curses-at-customer-at-pdx/283-518335264

 

[TallFlyer]

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[mshunter]

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hahahahahaha!

 

[coks]

Just out of curiosity, how could a cowling come off? Someone just forget to make sure it was secured after the last engine check or something?

 

[Markf64]

That's gonna take a lot of speed tape.

 

[Roger Roger]

Just out of curiosity, how could a cowling come off? Someone just forget to make sure it was secured after the last engine check or something?

In several similar instances it has been a fan blade coming apart that ripped the inlet and cowling off. There was a picture either earlier in the thread or on another site that showed the engine head-on and a very prominently missing fan blade.

 

[Itchy]

In several similar instances it has been a fan blade coming apart that ripped the inlet and cowling off. There was a picture either earlier in the thread or on another site that showed the engine head-on and a very prominently missing fan blade.

Yeah. I'm running with that theory.

 

[Richman]

"Reset cannon plug, ops check normal"....

 

[BobDDuck]

Just out of curiosity, how could a cowling come off? Someone just forget to make sure it was secured after the last engine check or something?

The same way the front falls off.

 

[trafficinsight]

Just out of curiosity, how could a cowling come off? Someone just forget to make sure it was secured after the last engine check or something?

Fan blade hits it.

That's not the part of the cowl that's supposed to come off.

Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk

 

[Soul Brotha']

Not as extreme.

 

[bLizZuE]

Not my pictures.

 

[SeanD]

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Now thats what I call trolling.