BROOMFIELD, Colo. Rubbish of a United Airlines Boeing 777 that made an emergency landing at the international airport fell on several Broomfield neighborhoods on Saturday. Authorities said no one was injured on board or on the ground.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, United Flight 328 was flying from Denver to Honolulu when it experienced a right-hand car interruption.
The flight, with 231 passengers and ten crew members on board, returned to DIA and landed safely. Passengers boarded the runway and were transported to the terminal, the FAA said.
Garbage from the plane fell on a wide area of Broomfield and affected homes and property in the Northmoor and Red Leaf area. Parts were seen scattered in a park, in the front lawn of one house and collided through the roof of another house. An engine inlet lid fell on a truck and crushed the roof.
According to North Metro Fire, there are reports of property damage throughout the area. But the extent of the damage is unknown.
At about 1:50 p.m., Broomfield police tweeted images showing what appeared to be part of the outside of the plane’s massive jet engine missing a home near the 13th and Elmwood.
AirTracker7 aerial footage shows a hole in the roof of a house in the area of the waste field. The home is located in the 13000 block of Sheridan Blvd. The homeowner told Denver7 he was two feet away from the impact area and was making a sandwich when debris fell into the house. He is not injured.
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Additional debris was seen scattered across the grass field at Commons Park. Police are asking people in the community if they encounter waste to leave it where it is.
Heyden Smith shared a photo of the Boeing 777 showing smoke coming from the right engine of the plane. According to police, witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion and then smoke and debris falling from the sky.
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Rachel Welte at the Broomfield police station said it was a miracle that no one was seriously injured due to the falling rubble. Commons Park is usually very busy on the weekends.
“I’m honestly shocked when I look at this rubble field and how busy Commons Park is. It’s a very popular place in Broomfield. We have the dog park, we have the grass field, there are playgrounds,” Welte said. “This park on a day like today when it was not as cold as last weekend, we can have hundreds of people here. And the fact that we still do not receive any reports of injuries is absolutely shocking to me at this stage. . “
United Airlines said it was working to get passengers on flight 328 on a new flight to Honolulu.
A team from the National Transportation Safety Board has gone to the area to take over the investigation, police said.
Denver7 investigation, learned from a veteran of the United Pilot that passengers probably felt the explosion and vibration all the way into DIA. All pilots practice regularly for these situations. United pilots practice simulators in Denver every nine months.
Investigators do not know exactly what happened until they tore the engine apart. A person familiar with the situation told ABC News that investigators will focus on a possible uncontrolled engine outage due to the apparent vibration in video evidence and damage to the ring.
This is an evolving story. More information will be added as more information is released.