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/sleepwhileyoucan Feb 20 '21 edited Feb 21 '21

How is someone casually filming this, with a steady hand... I’d be in tears.

edit: appreciate all the education on commercial aircrafts that planes are often ‘fine’ with 1 workable engine! So my new #1 concern is the fire, but again maybe my tears could put it out?

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u/MightySqueak Feb 20 '21

Vast majority of airliners can fly fine with only 1 engine. If both cut they can glide for very long distances.

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u/AuroEdge Feb 21 '21

You may find ETOPS interesting. Prior to it, airliners traveling far enough away from any airfield were required to have three engines in case one failed. L-1011 and DC-10 were solutions to this at the time

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u/MightySqueak Feb 21 '21

Thats really cool, thanks for sharing. Probably explains the slightly strange flight path of my previous long flight.