Like Ahmedabad, Boeing 787's engine failed mid-air in America, as soon as it took off, the pilot said - Mayday, Mayday

News Topical, Digital Desk : After the Boeing plane crash in Ahmedabad, a similar incident occurred in the US, where the engine of the 787-8 Dreamliner failed as soon as it took off. After this, the pilot had to declare a mayday and there was chaos in the plane.

The incident occurred last week when United Airlines flight UA108 was taking off from Washington Dulles Airport on a transatlantic flight on July 25 when its left engine failed and the pilot had to declare a mayday.

engine failure in air

Shortly after the flight took off from Washington Dulles and reached an altitude of 5,000 feet, an engine failure was reported. The crew immediately declared an emergency and worked with air traffic controllers to make a safe emergency landing.

According to FlightAware data, the flight remained in the air for two hours and 38 minutes and circled northwest of Washington to safely drain fuel. After this, the flight was able to land safely. During this time, the pilots of the flight maintained an altitude of 6 thousand feet to control the weight of the aircraft and continuously requested ATC for fuel dumping.

The plane had to be pulled off the runway

After the fuel dumping was complete, the pilots sought permission to land on runway 19 center using the Instrument Landing System (ILS). After landing, the Boeing plane could not move forward on its own, it had to be towed off the runway. The plane remained at Washington Dulles Airport until Monday. However, there is no news of any casualties in this incident.

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