A giant metal engine part landed in a person’s yard in Broomfield, Colorado, after the plane flew over and experienced an explosion. The photo above appears to show an inlet edge of the engine nacelle. Its overall dimensions correspond to the PW4000 engine that powers the United Airlines Boeing 777-200.
The plane was later identified as Boeing 777-200 with registration N772UA, operating United Airlines flight UA328 that took off from Denver, Colorado, runway 25 to Honolulu, Hawaii, on Saturday, February 20 at 1:04 pm (UTC-7).
Additional debris from the Boeing 777 engine spread across a lawn in Commons Park.
After the incident, the aircraft returned to Denver and landed safely on runway 26. It was received by emergency crews as a precaution. The 231 passengers and 10 crew members left unscathed.
The NTSB opened an investigation into the incident.
The last ABSOLUTE thing you want to see on a flight pic.twitter.com/SwyMUEHqRQ
– Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) February 20, 2021
SMASH
This is the moment when United flight 328 landed on DIA
Passengers applaud.
You can see damage to the right engine.
Video: Troy Lewis # 9news pic.twitter.com/wyYqlEEJgZ
– Chris Vanderveen (@chrisvanderveen) February 20, 2021
BREAKING: A piece of giant metal engine just landed in this person’s yard in Broomfield after the plane flew over the experienced explosion @ 9NEWS pic.twitter.com/ZpZkXClFlr
– Kieran Cain (@KieranCain) February 20, 2021
Other debris from the engine housing fell on a football field on Broomfield Commons. @ 9NEWS @kevinobrienofco pic.twitter.com/XE4uD862zU
– JACDEC (@JacdecNew) February 20, 2021
Pedestrians filmed falling engine parts, impacting the nearby football field. @BAREESTHETICSCO pic.twitter.com/YYPdrpqP5Z
– JACDEC (@JacdecNew) February 20, 2021