Note: Boeing does not build the engines.
Note: Boeing does not build the engines.
While the engine on a Boeing 777 exploded over Denver, a similar mishap occurred in the Netherlands on the same day to Boeing, albeit on a different type of aircraft.
>A Boeing 747-400BCF freighter registered VQ-BWT (MSN 24975) flying for Bermuda-based Longtail Aviation took off from runway 21 at Maastricht Aachen Airport this Saturday afternoon at 16:11 (UTC+1). The aeroplane operating flight LGT5504 to New York JFK experienced heavy damage on an engine shortly after take-off. Engine parts (turbine blades) fell in the nearby village of Meerssen resulting in 2 people slightly injured and damage to cars.
>The thirty-year-old plane immediately diverted on three engines to Liège airport, where it landed safely after making a number of laps over the Ardennes to burn fuel and lose weight.
While the engine on a Boeing 777 exploded over Denver, a similar mishap occurred in the Netherlands on the same day to Boeing, albeit on a different type of aircraft.
>>A Boeing 747-400BCF freighter registered VQ-BWT (MSN 24975) flying for Bermuda-based Longtail Aviation took off from runway 21 at Maastricht Aachen Airport this Saturday afternoon at 16:11 (UTC+1). The aeroplane operating flight LGT5504 to New York JFK experienced heavy damage on an engine shortly after take-off. Engine parts (turbine blades) fell in the nearby village of Meerssen resulting in 2 people slightly injured and damage to cars.
>>The thirty-year-old plane immediately diverted on three engines to Liège airport, where it landed safely after making a number of laps over the Ardennes to burn fuel and lose weight.
thirty-year-old plane ...........
thirty-year-old plane ...........
Likely a bird or birds flew into the engine. It's a problem in many airports.
Likely a bird or birds flew into the engine. It's a problem in many airports.
Obligatory: .
Obligatory: [Clarke and Dawe - The Front Fell Off](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM).
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