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The National Transportation Safety Board provided an update on its investigation into United Airlines flight 328 after it suffered an engine failure after taking off on Saturday.
The Boeing 777 was flying from Denver to Honolulu when its right engine exploded in flames and dropped debris over northern Colorado. The plane returned to Denver with minor damage and landed safely, with all 229 passengers and 10 crew members unharmed.
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Several NTSB officials at the Denver regional office began the investigation, while the investigator responsible for the event traveled from Washington on Sunday morning.
The investigation is ongoing, with the NTSB working alongside the Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines, Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, the Air Line Pilots Association and the Independent Brotherhood of Teamsters.
The NTSB said an initial investigation of the PW4000 engine revealed that the inlet and fairing were separate from the engine and two fan blades were broken. The rest of the fan blades “exhibited damage to the leading edges and edges.”
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The team will also examine the plane itself, the photos and videos captured by passengers on board, the cabin’s voice recorder and flight data, which were transported to Washington for analysis.
Boeing landed the 777s equipped with PW4000 engines as the investigation continues.
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