A giant engine piece of metal had just landed in a person’s garden in Broomfield, Colorado, after the plane experienced an explosion. The photo above shows an engine intake lip. Its overall dimensions correspond to the PW4000 engine that drives the United Airlines Boeing 777-200.
The aircraft was later identified as a Boeing 777-200 registered N772UA, operating United Airlines flight UA328, which took off from Denver, Colorado, runway 25 with the destination Honolulu, Hawaii, on Saturday, February 20 at 13:04 (UTC-7).
Additional debris from the Boeing 777’s engine spread across a grass field at Commons Park.
After the incident, the plane returned to Denver and landed safely on runway 26. It was met as a precaution by emergency teams. The 231 passengers and ten crew members were unharmed.
The NTSB investigated the incident.
The ABSOLUTE last thing you want to see on a flight pic.twitter.com/SwyMUEHqRQ
– Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) 20 February 2021
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This is the moment when United landed flight 328 in DIA
Passengers rejoice.
You can see damage to the right engine.
Video: Troy Lewis # 9news pic.twitter.com/wyYqlEEJgZ
– Chris Vanderveen (@chrisvanderveen) 20 February 2021
BREAK: Giant metal engine just landed in this Broomfield person’s garden after a plane that flew over exploded @ 9NUUS pic.twitter.com/ZpZkXClFlr
– Kieran Cain (@KieranCain) 20 February 2021
Further engine debris fell on a soccer field at Broomfield Commons. @ 9NUUS @kevinobrienofco pic.twitter.com/XE4uD862zU
– JACDEC (@JacdecNew) 20 February 2021
Pedestrians filmed the falling engine parts affecting the nearby soccer field. @BAREESTHETICSCO pic.twitter.com/YYPdrpqP5Z
– JACDEC (@JacdecNew) 20 February 2021