Boeing recommends suspending operations of 777 flights powered by Pratt
2 min read . Updated: 22 Feb 2021, 09:02 AM IST- In a statement today, Boeing said it recommends 'suspending operations of the 69 in-service and 59 in-storage 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines until the FAA identifies the appropriate inspection protocol'
- The engine failure comes as a fresh blow for Boeing
Boeing on Monday (IST) said it was recommending air carriers halt flights of 777 airplanes like the United Airlines plane that suffered a right engine failure until the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued inspection protocols.
The engine failure comes as a fresh blow for Boeing.

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1 min read . 01:00 AM ISTIn a statement, Boeing said it recommends "suspending operations of the 69 in-service and 59 in-storage 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines until the FAA identifies the appropriate inspection protocol."
The US aviation body has said that it will issue an emergency airworthiness directive ordering stepped-up inspections of Boeing 777 airplanes with the PW4000 engines.
That directive may not be issued until Monday, as per reports. United said earlier in the day that it was temporarily halting all flights from its 24 777s with PW4000 engines.
Here's Boeing's statement on United Airlines Flight 328
"Boeing is actively monitoring recent events related to United Airlines Flight 328. While the NTSB investigation is ongoing, we recommended suspending operations of the 69 in-service and 59 in-storage 777s powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines until the FAA identifies the appropriate inspection protocol.
"Boeing supports the decision yesterday by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, and the FAA’s action today to suspend operations of 777 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000-112 engines. We are working with these regulators as they take actions while these planes are on the ground and further inspections are conducted by Pratt & Whitney.
"Updates will be provided as more information becomes available."
FAA orders extra inspections of some Boeing 777s
The US FAA has ordered extra inspections of some Boeing 777 passenger jets, after a United Airlines flight suffered engine failure a day earlier, scattering debris across a Colorado community.
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said the order meant some 777s would "likely" be removed from service.
He said he had consulted with his team of aviation safety experts following Saturday's engine failure aboard a Boeing 777 airplane shortly after it took off from Denver.
"I have directed them to issue an Emergency Airworthiness Directive that would require immediate or stepped-up inspections of Boeing 777 airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines," Dickson said in a statement released on Twitter.
Parts fall from sky in plane scare
A video shot from inside the aircraft -- which had 231 passengers and 10 crew onboard -- showed the right engine ablaze and wobbling on the wing of the Boeing 777-200, its cover entirely missing as the aircraft returned to Denver airport.
There were no injuries on the plane or on the ground, authorities said.
Flight UA328 had been headed from Denver to Honolulu when it experienced an engine failure shortly after departure.
Residents in the Denver suburb of Broomfield found large pieces of the plane scattered around their community, including a giant circular piece of metal that landed in someone's yard.
The pilots were able to return safely to Denver -- also known as the Mile High City.
With agency inputs
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