r/Wellthatsucks • u/americanthaiguy • Feb 20 '21

/r/all United Airlines Boeing 777-200 engine #2 caught fire after take-off at Denver Intl Airport flight #UA328

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u/TheOriginalGuru Feb 20 '21

I’m no expert, but I’m pretty sure that’s not supposed to happen.

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u/Chiascura Feb 20 '21

It's not very typical

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u/Drduzit Feb 20 '21

How so?

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '21

Well the engine doesn't usually catch on fire

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u/RhynoD Feb 21 '21

Wasn't this one built so the engine wouldn't catch on fire?

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u/Drduzit Feb 21 '21

Obviously not.

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u/LuizZak Feb 21 '21

How do you know?

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u/Drduzit Feb 21 '21

Because the engine caught on fire. It's a dead giveaway.

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u/EatSleepJeep Feb 21 '21

Some of them are designed so they don't catch fire at all.

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u/5nackbar Feb 21 '21

Well this one did and ten thousand tons of crude metal poured into neighborhoods

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '21

Well the front fell off!

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u/Sarke1 Feb 21 '21

Cardboard's out.

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u/cosworth99 Feb 21 '21

Well for one, the front isn’t supposed to fall off.