Fire erupts near runway after United Boeing 777 engine failure at Washington Dulles

A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 suffered an engine failure during takeoff at Washington Dulles on Saturday, sparking a brush ...
NBC Connecticut

United flight declares ‘mayday' with engine failure after takeoff from D.C.

A United Airlines flight bound for Germany declared "mayday, mayday, mayday" with an engine failure last month, forcing the jet to hastily retreat to Washington, D.C., tower recordings and the carrier ...
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UPS crash reveals troubling engine mount and fuel system risks

But it may be hard to shake the image of a 34‑year‑old McDonnell Douglas MD‑11F erupting into a fireball only seconds after ...
New York Post

4 terrifyingly common plane problems — including engine failures and botched landings: researcher

This is what happens when something scary goes bump in the flight. While air travel is still one of the safest modes of transport, some flight-eningly common issues can occur in the air. In fact, the ...
Flightglobal

UPS MD-11F crash probe focuses on engine mounts

Though early in the process, investigators probing the 4 November crash of a UPS Boeing MD-11 freighter are zeroing in on the possibility that an engine mount failed moments before the crash. That is ...