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United Airlines 787 Declares Mayday After Engine Failure, Lands Safely

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A dramatic in-flight emergency unfolded on July 25 when a United Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route to Munich from Washington Dulles International Airport declared a “Mayday” moments after takeoff due to a serious engine malfunction. The crew’s rapid and professional response, including an emergency fuel dump and coordinated return, ensured the aircraft landed safely without injuries. (airguide.info) More...

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FlyingSeagull
Chris Browne 2
I wish passengers knew that this is a scenario that the Pilots experienced the sim. Just following training protocol and everyone gets a pat on the back from their Chief Pilot, not a kick up the backside that so many in media want to give.
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d0ugparker
Doug Parker 5
I remember how terrified a passenger got when the pilot decided to do a go around. Educate the population is a good next step.
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bobbolew
Robert Lewis 1
Experience is a great educator.
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musocat
James Patterson 4
Dramatic? More like routine.
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glstromeyer
George Stromeyer 12
An engine failure on a dual engine commercial airliner is NOT a LIFE-THREATENING emergency. Why does EVERYTHING get so hyped these days??
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Diegodamonkey
Rory Armstrong -5
Have a Westjet 787-9 flight in October YEG to BCN …seems every week now there is news of a 787 issue… very unsettling.
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Propwash122
Peter Fuller 1
There are about 1,200 787s in service, so an incident every week or so should not be alarming.
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davidfairchild53
david fairchild 1
Glad it was well dealt with and all are safe.
Devil's advocate here:
What if it had ended badly?
I again call for live cockpit video,and telemetry being transmitted live via satellite link to the airline. No more searching for crumpled black boxes, or, even not finding the plane
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d0ugparker
Doug Parker 1
…or both telemetry and orange boxes. I'd love to be a fly on the wall for the board meeting. “No, let's not have telemetry broadcast backups because it'll…”
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bingobanner
Russ Brown 4
If they departed runway 30 they probably went right over my house at about 1800 ft
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Xaircanada
Eric Watt 2
It would be great to have cameras film the procedures these professionals took...but in a Simulator.
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bbabis
bbabis 14
Training, training, and training is the way to do it. Calmly and professionally and not “Quick! let’s shut an engine down before we do anything else! OOPS!"
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2sheds
2sheds 15
Agreed. A co-worker of mine was a former Navy SEAL who told me that amateurs train until they think they can do it right and professionals train until they can't do it wrong. That has always stuck with me and I use that philosophy in my own attempts at piloting. So far, 53 years of "acceptable" flights.
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