A United Boeing 777 commercial jet experienced a right engine outage after departing from Denver International Airport on Saturday. The jet took off and made an emergency landing at DIA as debris fell over the Broomfield neighborhood.
United Flight 328 was traveling to Honolulu, Hawaii. No one was injured during the flight or on the ground.
Listen to the mayday call below via LiveATC Audio Archive.
Read the transcript of the “mayday” call below:
VLUG 328: ‘328, uh, heavy. We experienced engine, must turn. Mayday, mayday. United, uh, 28, United 328, heavy. Mayday, mayday, planes, uh … ”
NEVER TOWN: “Yes, 328 heavy, say again, read everything again.”
VLUG 328: ‘Denver, uh, departure. United 328, heavy. Mayday, planes, uh, just experienced an engine outage, should turn around immediately. ‘
DONDER DORPER: “328, turn left or right?”
VLUG 328: “Turn left.”